Venue

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Address

1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC

Website

nmaahc.si.edu ↗

Area

Coming up

12 events

Mostly Museums & Galleries and Talks, Ideas & Policy.

National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC. 12 upcoming events, mostly Museums & Galleries and Talks, Ideas & Policy. Dates, times and details on AskAlice.

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On Art and History: Revealing Abstraction – Artists in Conversation

Talks, Ideas & Policy talks general

Thu 8 Oct · Free

Thu 8 Oct · 7:15 PM · Free

Join us for a conversation with artists featured in Revelation: A Journey into Abstraction , an exhibition that explores the creativity and impact of abstract art by African American artists from the…

12:00PM

12:00 PM

Chef’s Table with Chef Jeffery Smith Jr.

Museums & Galleries chef dinner

Fri 9 Oct · Free to attend. Menu items vary in price.

Fri 9 Oct · 12:00 PM · Free to attend. Menu items vary in price.

Visit Sweet Home Café on October 9, 2026 for a special Chef’s Table featuring Best Kept Secrets Intl., LLC founder and Chef, Jeffery Smith Jr., a Los Angeles-based private chef, caterer, and food con…

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1:00 PM

Making A Way Out of No Way Highlight Tour

Museums & Galleries museumsolo

Thu 15 Oct

Thu 15 Oct · 1:00 PM

Learn about the ways in which African Americans created possibilities in a world that denied them opportunities. On this docent led tour visitors will reflect on the perseverance, resourcefulness, an…

10:00AM

10:00 AM

Cultural Expressions Highlights Tour

Museums & Galleries museumsolo

Sat 17 Oct

Sat 17 Oct · 10:00 AM

This tour introduces visitors to the broad concept of African American and African diaspora culture and five ways through which that culture is expressed. Guests converse with a docent while explorin…

10:00AM

10:00 AM

Fabulosity Bike Ride

General & Hyperlocal solo

Sat 17 Oct · Free

Sat 17 Oct · 10:00 AM · Free

Connecting with those who enjoy a scenic ride through the nations capital.

10:30AM

10:30 AM

NMAAHC Kids Book Day

Festivals & Community family-friendly

Sat 17 Oct

Sat 17 Oct · 10:30 AM

NMAAHC Kids Book Day Designed for children ages 4-8 Inspired by the Museum’s newest children’s book, 123 I Like You and Me: A Joyful Counting Book , we will celebrate the things that make us the same…

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1:00 PM

A Changing America Highlights Tour

Museums & Galleries museumsolo

Mon 19 Oct

Mon 19 Oct · 1:00 PM

Take part chronological exploration of African American activism and the quest for justice and equality from 1968 to beyond. You will explore contemporary black life through stories about the social,…

10:00AM

10:00 AM

Big Objects, Big Stories: Point of Pines Plantation Slave Cabin

Museums & Galleries museumhistory

Wed 21 Oct

Wed 21 Oct · 10:00 AM

Join us for a docent-led tour to get a fresh look into the Museum's featured object. At each of these 15-minute talks visitors will hear incredibly big stories about a big object. About this Program:…

11:00AM

11:00 AM

Book Signing with Celebrity Chef Carla Hall

Museums & Galleries author talk

Wed 21 Oct · Free to attend.

Wed 21 Oct · 11:00 AM · Free to attend.

Meet and greet Celebrity Chef Carla Hall at the Sweet Home Café and grab a signed copy of her latest book, Carla Bakes. In the book, Hall shares “80 joyful recipes designed to help you bake with conf…

1:00PM

1:00 PM

Making A Way Out of No Way Highlight Tour

Museums & Galleries museumsolo

Thu 22 Oct

Thu 22 Oct · 1:00 PM

7:00PM

7:00 PM

Historically Speaking: What a Dream Can Do: Building a Collection, Preserving a Legacy

Museums & Galleries author talkhistory

Tue 27 Oct

Tue 27 Oct · 7:00 PM

Join the editors of What a Dream Can Do —Deputy Director, Michelle D. Commander, Assistant Director for Collections, Michèle Gates Moresi, and Senior Editor for Publications, Douglas Remley—for a liv…

12:00AM

12:00 AM

Forward Religions Conference 2026: Welcome Home

Museums & Galleries talks general

Fri 13 Nov

Fri 13 Nov · 12:00 AM

FORWARD RELIGIONS CONFERENCE 2026 “Welcome Home” As we commemorate 250 years of Black religious traditions and the 10th anniversary of the Smithsonian’s Center for the Study of African American Relig…