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10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Watch model trains pass plant-built landmarks, then look closely at the natural materials hiding in the miniature scenery.
Free admission
Organizer archive · event not pictured5:00 PM–10:00 PM
Walk through a glowing interactive candy-cane installation by the waterfront.
Free · registration required
AgnosticPreachersKid / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · archival venue photograph, resized10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass required
Organizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Watch model trains pass plant-built landmarks, then look closely at the natural materials hiding in the miniature scenery.
Free admissionOrganizer archive · event not pictured5:00 PM–9:00 PM
Follow glowing animal lanterns and illuminated pathways on an after-dark family outing at the Zoo.
$10 general admission · timed ticket required
Organizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Explore art by women on the museum’s monthly free-admission days.
Free admission · reserve online
Organizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Watch model trains pass plant-built landmarks, then look closely at the natural materials hiding in the miniature scenery.
Free admissionOrganizer archive · event not pictured5:00 PM–8:00 PM
Follow glowing animal lanterns and illuminated pathways on an after-dark family outing at the Zoo.
$10 general admission · timed ticket requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Explore art by women on the museum’s monthly free-admission days.
Free admission · reserve onlineOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
Free admission · no pass requiredOrganizer archive · event not pictured10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Spend time with early photographs that reveal how Black Americans represented themselves and their communities.
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