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Stay out late and celebrate the start of summer with the National Museum of the American Indian.
Stay out late and celebrate the start of summer with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Dance to Shub’s award-winning electronic music and join Indigenous dancers. Visitors of all ages can enjoy curator tours of our newest exhibitions, hands-on activities, musical performances, and more from June 19-21. The interactive imagiNATIONS Activity Center will be open daily 10 AM–7 PM. While at the museum, enjoy lunch or snacks at the Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe, which offers Indigenous-inspired foods. Free, extended evening hours June 19 and 20!
Experience the innovation and tradition of contemporary Native art in the new exhibits Stretching the Canvas: Ten Decades of Native Painting and Making a Statement.
Check out the full schedule of activities.
Friday, June 19: Museum hours: 10 AM–11 PM, Espresso Bar: 10 AM–9 PM
Saturday, June 20: Museum hours: 10 AM–11 PM, Espresso Bar: 10 AM–10 PM
Sunday, June 21: Museum hours: 10 AM–5:30 PM, Espresso Bar: 10 AM–5 PM
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Hands-On Activity: Quillwork Designs
Friday, June 19, 11 AM–1 PM and 2–4 PM
Friday, June 19, 1 PM
Friday, June 19, 2–4 PM
Saturday and Sunday, June 20–21, 10:30 AM–12 PM and 2–4 PM
Experience the premiere of NASA’s Chandra Interactive Sonification Wall, a multisensory exhibit that transforms space data into a symphony of light, sound, and touch.
Friday, June 19, 7 PM
Enjoy Hawaiian music by Amy Hānaialiʻi. She has been honored with 18 Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards, and six GRAMMY nominations.
Friday and Saturday, June 19–20, 7:30–10 PM
Take a selfie with the museum’s giant plush llama.
Glow & Create: Sling Braided Keychains
Friday and Saturday, June 19–20, 7:30–10 PM
Hands-On Activity: Paper Strawberry
Saturday, June 20, 11 AM–1 PM and 2–4 PM
Closer Look: National Native American Veterans Memorial
Saturday, June 20, 1 PM and 3 PM
Closer Look: Making a Statement
Saturday, June 20, 4 PM
Curator Tour: Stretching the Canvas
Saturday, June 20, 6 PM
Shub's PowWow-Step Dance Party
Saturday, June 20, 2026, 8 PM
Dance to Shub’s award-winning electronic music and join Indigenous dancers.
Hands-On Activity: Cornhusk Dragonfly
Sunday, June 21, 2026, 11 AM–1 PM and 2–4 PM
Sunday, June 21, 2026, 12 PM and 2 PM
Mitsitam’s Executive Chef Alexandra Strong will demonstrate recipes using corn, a source of food, drink, and ceremonial offerings for Indigenous communities throughout the Americas.
This project received funding from the Smithsonian’s "Our Shared Future: 250", a Smithsonian-wide initiative supported by private philanthropy and created to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary and advance the Smithsonian vision for the next 250 years.
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