Feel a closer connection to your family history using the genealogical resources available at the Sumner School Museum and Archives. The archives hold a wealth of historical material on DC Public Schools, including records of students and staff. Archivist Hayden Wetzel will assist you in exploring and interpreting these resources.

Special Exhibit: Frogs! A Chorus of Colors
When: February 1 - 29: Monday - Saturday and holidays 9 am - 5 pm; Sundays 10 am - 5 pm
Where: The National Geographic Museum, 17th and M Streets, NW
Metro: Farragut West (Orange and Blue lines) or Farragut North (Red line)
Admission: Free
For more info: 202-857-7588 or www.ngmuseum.org

Why not kiss a frog this Valentine’s Day? Hop on over to the National Geographic Museum for Frogs! A Chorus of Colors and cozy up to live frogs from around the world. An exhibition of photographs, Face to Face with Frogs by Mark W. Moffett, accompanies the live exhibit.

Mardi Gras Family Day
When: Saturday, February 2, 10 am - 2 pm
Where: Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Place, SE
Metro: Anacostia (Green line) and transfer to W2 or W3 bus
Admission: Free, reservation required
For more info: 202-633-1000, www.anacostia.si.edu, or e-mail acminfo@si.edu

Experience the heat of New Orleans at Mardi Gras Family Day. Bring the family out for a day of storytelling, music making, costuming, and mask and musical-instrument creating during this fabulously festive program!

Guided Tour: Time Shadows Poetry Project
When: Saturday, February 2, 2 - 4 pm
Where: Goethe-Institute, 812 Seventh Street, NW
Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red, Yellow, and Green lines)
Admission: Free, reservation required at 202-289-1200 ext. 167
For more info: 202-289-1200, www.goethe.de/washington, or e-mail info@washington.goethe.org

Opening the Time Shadows poetry project, this tour features well-known historic poetry from Germany, China, and the United States. Over the years, German and Chinese immigrants and Americans have all influenced the character of downtown Washington. Stimulate your imagination as we walk past historic sites and hear poems read aloud. The tour will end at the Chinatown Community Cultural Center (616 H Street, NW) where you can fire up your taste buds with rich German hot chocolate and spicy Chinese snacks.

Guided Tour - Forged in Fire: Wrought Iron at Washington National Cathedral
When: Sunday, February 3, 1:30 pm
Where: Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Metro: Tenleytown-AU (Red line); N2, N4, all 30-36 buses
Admission: Free
For more info: 202-537-6200 or www.nationalcathedral.org

Created in forges heated to 2,400 degrees, some of the world’s most beautiful wrought iron artwork is located in the National Cathedral. Gates, grilles, crosses, vases, candlesticks, and handrails are all a part of exploring the magic of wrought iron. Come to this “close up” tour of the artistry that adds spice to a building. Enjoy a 10% discount in the Cathedral Museum Store.

Feverish Family Fun: Awesome African American Women Artists!
When: Sunday, February 3, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Where: National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue, NW
Metro: Metro Center (Red, Orange, and Blue lines)
Admission: Free, reservation required
For more info: 202-783-7370 or www.nmwa.org

Celebrate Black History Month at NMWA! Explore the collection to learn about the lives and work of African American artists, including painters Alma Thomas and Lois Mailou Jones and mixed-media artist Amalia Amaki. Then create your own artwork based on the style of the featured artists. Ages 6-12 accompanied by an adult.

Music: Mari-Yan Pringle, Soprano
When: Sunday, February 3, 4 pm
Where: The Phillips Collection, 21st and Q Streets, NW
Metro: Dupont Circle (Red line) Q Street exit
Admission: Free with admission
For more info: 202-387-2151 or www.phillipscollection.org

The rich vocals of soprano Mari-Yan Pringle will transport you out of your winter doldrums and put a song in your heart. Cozy up to a loved one in the museum’s wood-paneled Music Room, where modern masterpieces add visual pleasure to musical delights. After all, when was the last time you surprised that special someone with a spontaneous Sunday afternoon of art and music?

Film - Warm Up with a Movie: Glory
When: Saturday, February 9, 2 pm
Where: National Museum of Health and Medicine, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Building 54
Metro: Takoma (Red line) or 70 bus
Admission: Free
For more info: 202-782-2200, www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum, or nmhminfo@afip.osd.mil

In recognition of Black History Month, the National Museum of Health and Medicine will present a screening of Glory, an Academy Award-winning motion picture based on the true story of the Union’s 54th Regiment. Museum staff will provide an introduction to the film as well as a special exhibit of specimens from the museum’s collection belonging to members of the 54th. Free hot popcorn.

Workshop: Art from the Heart
When: Sunday, February 10, 1 - 5 pm
Where: Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW
Metro: Van Ness-UDC (Red line) - 20 minute walk
Admission: Free (with estate donation)
For more info: 202-686-5807, www.HillwoodMuseum.org, or info@HillwoodMuseum.org

Just in time for Valentine’s Day! Decorate your own heart-shaped box, inspired by the French gold boxes displayed in the Mansion. Use stickers, ribbons, “gems”, and other materials to make your “heart of gold” sparkle! Enjoy a cup of steaming hot chocolate in our rustic Adirondack building while you create a work of art from the heart. Tours of the Mansion, café dining, and shopping are also part of this special Sunday opening.

Gallery Talk: Tim Tate
When: Wednesday, February 13, 5:30 pm
Where: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F Streets, NW
Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red, Yellow, and Green lines)
Admission: Free
For more info: 202-633-1000, AmericanArt.si.edu, or saamprograms@si.edu

Love is in the air! Join artist Tim Tate as he discusses his work, Sacred Heart of Healing, and other art works inspired by romance and commitment.

Gallery Talk - Director’s Perspective: Introduction to Degas to Diebenkorn: The Phillips Collects
When: Thursdays, February 14 and 21, 6 and 7 pm
Where: The Phillips Collection, 21st and Q Street, NW
Metro: Dupont Circle (Red line) Q Street exit
Admission: Free with admission
For more info: 202-387-2151 or www.phillipscollection.org

Between the art fair and the auction block, the market for modern and contemporary art is on fire, and museums are a major player in this trend. Enjoy a rare glimpse into museum collecting practices with The Phillips Collection’s Director Jay Gates. He will discuss how important gifts and recent acquisitions have enriched the strength and vitality of the museum, highlighting works by artists such as Edgar Degas, Paul Klee, and Elizabeth Murray.

Lecture: Meet the Artist, Tony Oursler
When: Thursday, February 14, 7 pm
Where: Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue at 7th Street, SW
Metro: L’Enfant Plaza (Yellow and Green lines) or Smithsonian (Orange and Blue lines)
Admission: Free
For more info: 202-633-1000 or www.hirshhorn.si.edu

Come in from the cold on opening night of the exhibition The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image, Part I: Dreams, and transport yourself into a dream world through film. Cozy up in the Ring Auditorium where internationally renowned video artist Tony Oursler will discuss his animations of non-living objects with the use of projectors. His work explores the permeability of media - what flows through it and how it flows through us.

Role Model Workshop - Hot Careers: llustration and Graphic Design
When: Saturday, February 16, 10 am – 5 pm
Where: National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue, NW
Metro: Metro Center (Red, Orange, and Blue lines)
Admission: Free, reservation required
For more info: 202-783-7370 or www.nmwa.org

Children’s book author, illustrator, graphic designer, and fine artist Adjoa J. Burrowes has created art for more than 15 books as well as packaging and consumer products for the Campbell Soup Company, Mattel Toys, and Disney. Burrowes will introduce participants to illustration and graphic design through her insights and art. Teens will learn how to make their own decorative papers by experimenting with the same techniques Burrowes implements in her artwork. Open to middle/junior high and high school students and college undergraduates.

Film: The Great McGinty
When: Saturday, February 16, noon
Where: National Archives Experience, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets, NW
Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (Yellow and Green lines)
Admission: Free
For more info: 202-357-5000, www.archives.gov or public.program@nara.gov

How much heat can one man take? Writer-director Preston Sturges’s first film tells the rise and fall of Dan McGinty, which begins when he endears himself to the political machine by voting 37 times in a single election and ends with him working as a bartender in a banana republic. Presented in conjunction with the exhibit Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman.

Workshop: VIP (Vital, Important & Personal) Valentines!
When: Saturday, February 16, noon – 4 pm
Where: Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE
Metro: Union Station (Red line) or Capitol South (Orange and Blue lines)
Admission: Free, reservations required: rsvp@sewallbelmont.org
For more info: 202-546-1210, www.sewallbelmont.org, or info@sewallbelmont.org

Members of the National Woman’s Party (NWP) celebrated Valentine’s Day in 1914 by making cards for members of Congress. Each card carried a special message, encouraging the Congressmen to take action on the hot topic of the day - woman’s suffrage. Join us in this tradition by making a personalized Valentine to your Congressmember about a hot topic close to your heart! Supplies (and examples) will be provided, but bring your own photos, etc., for a more personal touch.

Art Exhibit and Reception - Art Enables: Six Degrees of Separation
When: Saturday, February 16, 4 - 6 pm
Where: Gallery@Art Enables, 411 New York Avenue, NE
Metro: New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U (Red line)
Admission: Free
For more info: 202-554-9455 or www.art-enables.org

Art Enables celebrates its sixth birthday with "Six Degrees of Separation," a show of sizzling new works by its 27 program artists. The public is invited to shake off winter chills with hot chocolate or mulled wine and to anticipate spring warmth with Avian Architecture, featuring designer birdhouses by Art Enables.

Panel Discussion - In Hot Water: What’s Killing the Coral Reefs?
When: Wednesday, February 20, 6 - 8 pm
Where: Koshland Science Museum, 6th and E Streets, NW
Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red, Yellow, and Green lines) or Judiciary Square (Red line)
Admission: Free
For more info: 202-334-1201, www.koshland-science-museum.org, or ksm@nas.edu

Coral reefs - sometimes called the rainforests of the oceans - are dying around the world, and their disappearance threatens not only the incredibly diverse ecosystem that depends on them, but also human health and welfare. The Koshland Science Museum will host a panel discussion with experts Kiho Kim, Tundi Agardi, Ove Hoegh-Guldburg, and Chad Cohen to discuss the problem and its potential solutions.

Concert: Take Five! Potomac Jazz Project
When: Thursday, February 21, 5 - 6:30 pm
Where: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F Streets, NW
Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red, Yellow, and Green lines)
Admission: Free
For more info: 202-633-1000, AmericanArt.si.edu, or e-mail saamprograms@si.edu

Kick back and unwind with hot jazz and cool art. Potomac Jazz Project performs swing, bebop, sounds of the 1940s and 1950s; hard bop and soul jazz from the 1960s; and modern fusion.

Family Open House: Come in from the Cold
When: Saturday, February 23, 10 am - 3 pm
Where: House of the Temple, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, 1733 16th Street, NW
Metro: U Street/African American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (Yellow and Green lines) or Dupont Circle (Red line)
Admission: Free 
For more info: 202-232-3579 or www.scottishrite.org

Bring the little ones in to the warmth of laughter and fun. Performers will entertain children from 10 am until noon. There will be popcorn, balloons, and a moon bounce available all day!

Family Workshop: Fire Up Those Creative Juices with Abrakadoodle
When: Sunday, February 24, noon – 2:30 pm
Where: National Museum of Health and Medicine, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Building 54
Metro: Takoma (Red line) or 70 bus
Admission: Free
For more info: 202-782-2200, www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum, or nmhminfo@afip.osd.mil

Explore the exhibition Expression of Hope and create a masterpiece of your own, compliments of Abrakadoodle. Children will paint a fun Jackson Pollack-style design and finish it off with a colorful frame. Open to children ages 2 to 12.

Exhibition, Lecture, and Reception - Warming Trends: Rapid Changes in Polar Ice Cover
When: Tuesday, February 26, 6 pm (doors open at 5 pm)
Where: National Academy of Sciences, Room 100, 500 5th Street, NW
Metro: Judiciary Square (Red line) or Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red, Yellow, and Green lines)
Admission: Free, photo ID required
For more info: 202-334-2436, www.nationalacademies.org/arts, or arts@nas.edu

Join Dr. Waleed Abdalati of NASA for a lecture on rapid changes in the polar regions of the Earth. From disappearing Arctic sea ice to the disintegration of 10,000 year-old Antarctic ice shelves, the Earth’s cover is changing in remarkable ways. A presentation of satellite images of Earth gives new insights into how and why ice is changing and what these changes may mean for life on Earth. Hot cocoa and other refreshments provided.

Gallery Talk: “I Tell My Heart” - Horace Pippin’s Domino Players
When: Thursday, February 28, 6 and 7 pm
Where: The Phillips Collection, 21st and Q Street, NW
Metro: Dupont Circle (Red line) Q Street exit
Admission: Free
For more info: 202-387-2151 or www.phillipscollection.org

After work, escape the chill in the Phillips’ cozy galleries for an artful evening celebrating Black History Month. Horace Pippin’s Domino Players conveys the warmth of a family gathered near a blazing kitchen stove over a game of dominos. Consider how Horace Pippin’s childhood memories - from games to quilt-making - informed this artwork.

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Shop Discount on Books and Music: Baby, it’s Warm Inside...
When: February 1 - 29: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday, February 10, 1 - 5 pm
Where: Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW
Metro: Van Ness-UDC (Red line) - 20 minute walk
Admission: Free
For more info: 202-686-5807, www.HillwoodMuseum.org, or info@HillwoodMuseum.org

Snuggle up with a book or relax to a CD of your favorite music from the Hillwood Museum Shop. Show your Warm up to a Museum postcard to get a 15% discount on your purchase.

Guided Tour: Get Fired Up with “The Presidential Dish”
When: Thursdays, February 7, 14, 21 and 28, 1 - 3 pm
Where: Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S Street, NW
Metro: Dupont Circle (Red line) or N2, N4, N6 bus (24th and Massachusetts Avenue stop)
Admission: Free with Warm Up postcard
For more info: 202-387-4062 or www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org

Enjoy a hot beverage while you take a free tour of the exhibition The Presidential Dish: Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and the White House China Room. Tour and beverage free with Warm Up to a Museum card. Participants may also tour the Wilson House for an additional fee.

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