Join us for special family Thursday play date with museum educators!

Thursday, March 14 is Save a Spider Day! Come join us as we celebrate the many wonderful ways spiders help our planet. Families will be able to explore through play, art, and select specimens from our collection.

The event is part of our drop-in program, Play Date at NMNH. Play Date at NMNH is a program designed for early learners (ages 0-5) and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome.

Location: This program is held in Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center, on the Ground Floor of the museum. Please enter through the Constitution Avenue entrance. Q?rius is located on the right as you enter the museum. 

Accessibility: Access services such as American Sign Language interpretation, real-time captioning (CART), or audio-description are available with advanced notice. However, accommodations may not be possible with less than two-weeks advanced notice. To request this service, please call (202) 633-5238 or e-mail NMNHAccessibility@si.edu.

Image: Black and yellow garden spider in Washington, D.C.
Image copyright: BethGuay, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons