Saturday STEAM Hour
2025-11-22 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
Join our educators at this hands-on activity table where creativity takes flight! Perfect for budding engineers and aviation enthusiasts, this interactive program allows visitors to design and build their own creations. Whether you’re constructing airplanes, airports, or inventing something entirely new, Saturday STEAM Hour encourages you to dream big and bring your ideas to life. Drop in anytime during the hour for an opportunity to explore the wonders of aviation through play. This program is ideal for learners ages 6-12 and is FREE with museum admission. No registration required.

Regional Textile Showcase & Artists’ Boutique
2025-11-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-17 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-16 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-15 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-14 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-13 10:00 - 16:00 and 5 more dates
Enjoy viewing a variety of fiber mediums by textile artists, contemporary and traditional – quilts, rug hooking, felting, embroidery, needlepoint, crocheting, beading, and more. You can vote for your favorite piece! Are you a fiber artist? Participate and enter your creation! The artists’ boutique is back by popular for interesting gifts! Support local artisans/crafters.

Ages 5+. Free, donations welcomed. Reservations recommended but not required. Drop-ins welcomed!

Insect Investigations!
2025-11-22 10:00 - 11:00
Does your child love bugs, critters, and the great outdoors? This hands-on program dives into the fascinating world of insects and their role in our environment. Kids will explore insect life cycles, body parts, communication, and incredible adaptations—plus get up close with live and preserved specimens using microscopes, magnifying glasses, and other cool science tools.

Includes a short nature hike to search for insects in their natural habitat

Hands-on science activities & exploration

Choose your bug team and race to the finish in our exciting bug races!

Basic Birding 101
2025-11-22 09:00 - 10:30
Grab your binoculars or borrow a pair from us and join our park naturalist for a birdwatching adventure! Learn how to identify them by their field marks and see why birdwatching is a beloved hobby worldwide. Come and enjoy the beauty of nature with us!

Mad Scientist Mayhem
2025-11-21 16:30 - 18:30
Get ready for a wild ride through the world of science! In this hands-on, mad scientist-themed program, participants will rotate through exciting experiment stations by mixing potions, making things fizz, and exploring the wonders of chemistry, physics, and more.

Artist Reception: Caroline MacKinnon: Eye on the Sky
2025-11-20 18:00 - 20:00
* This exhibition runs Nov. 10, 2025–Jan. 4, 2026, with a public reception on Thu., Nov. 20. *

Artist Caroline Mackinnon explores our place in the cosmos using various materials, including ceramic sculpture and embroidery, gouache, acrylic paint, and ink. Crystal raindrops glimmer and plunge. Vibrant fogs lift, revealing undulating chasms and teeming oceans. Celestial bodies hang in a tense atmosphere. The moment is past, present, and future. The place is everywhere.

This exhibit will be on display at the Publick Playhouse from November 10, 2025-January 4, 2026 and can be viewed during regular facility hours (M-F, 9 am-5 pm). Please note that exhibits cannot be viewed when a performance or event is in progress. Before viewing an exhibit, please call the Box Office at 301-277-1710 to check the performance schedule.

Dine, Learn & Move: Understanding Diabetes
2025-11-19 18:00 - 19:30
Did you know that Type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed with lifestyle changes? Join us this month to learn about type 2 diabetes and how to prevent it. This virtual event will start off with an interactive workout that will get you moving. Then, we will have a guest speaker from UM Capital Region’s Diabetes Center introduce lifestyle changes to prevent type 2 diabetes. The session will close out with a live cooking demonstration using recipes that will support your overall health. Registration required. All ages welcome; FREE

Jazz and All That Blues
2025-11-19 14:00 - 16:00
This performance is part of an elegant afternoon of live music and cultural enrichment, showcasing the Blues elements that have made jazz truly great. You’ll be treated to the soulful rhythms and heartfelt melodies that define the genre. Lovejoy eloquently concludes that “you can’t groove if it ain’t got that blues,” reminding us of the essential role the Blues plays in the rich tapestry of Jazz. Join us for an unforgettable experience celebrating this timeless music’s depth and beauty.

Harmony Hall Arts Center: Instructor and Student Exhibition
2025-11-17 10:00 - 2026-01-10 16:00
* This exhibition runs Nov. 17, 2025–Jan. 10, 2026, with a public reception on Sat., Nov. 22. *

Harmony Hall’s talented art students and instructors—spanning various ages, experience levels, and artistic disciplines—will showcase their creativity in this vibrant, multidisciplinary exhibition. The Main Gallery will feature diverse works, from watercolor and acrylic paintings that evolve from initial sketches to final works. Additionally, hand-built, wheel-thrown, and Japanese Raku ceramics will be showcased. This exhibition celebrates the dedication and artistic growth of more than 20 artists and their instructors, offering a diverse display of their hard work and passion.

Darren Smith: Human/Nature
2025-11-17 10:00 - 2026-01-10 16:00
* This exhibition runs Nov. 17, 2025–Jan. 10, 2026, with a public reception on Sat., Nov. 22. *

As a species, our unbridled exploitation of nature’s finite resources leads us to the brink of environmental catastrophe. We have never been so separated from nature, from the essential rhythms and flows which have sustained us. When did we lose our connection, and can we get it back? Walking in the woods, our blood pressure drops, stress hormones decrease, and our breathing eases. We belong. Human/Nature is a project to show how we are reflected in nature. I shoot photos of natural subjects, cut the prints into little pieces, and create collages of human faces and eyes. If we can see ourselves in nature, made from it rather than conquering it, perhaps we can start to heal our relationship and support a more sustainable future.

COMMEMORATING AMERICA’S 250TH
2025-11-17 - 2025-12-31
HOW DO YOU USE THIS PASTPORT?

Use your Pastport to travel through time and discover the real stories of the people who built and shaped Prince George’s County. At each museum you visit, explore exhibits, programs, and tours — all for FREE — and discover how the past connects to your present.

Visit all seven museums

Collect all seven Pastport stamps

Turn in your Pastport to enter a drawing for a FREE trip to any National Trust for Historic Preservation site you choose!

WHAT’S THE PRIZE

A chance to win one of two free trips — each for two people — to any National Trust for Historic Preservation site of your choice!

Check out all the amazing destinations you could choose from: savingplaces.org

Limit to one entry per person. Drawing will occur on December 31, 2026.

College Park Aviation MuseumMuseumsDarnall’s Chance House MuseumHistorical SitesMuseumsMarietta House MuseumHistorical SitesMuseumsMontpelier House MuseumHistorical SitesMuseumsRidgeley Rosenwald SchoolHistorical SitesMuseumsRiversdale House Museum Historic SiteHistorical SitesMuseumsSurratt House Museum and Research CenterHistorical SitesMuseums

Berchel Douglas: Portraits of a City
2025-11-13 10:00 - 2026-01-04 17:00
This exhibition runs Nov. 13, 2025-Jan. 4, 2026, with a public reception on Sun., Dec. 14.

Berchel Douglas celebrates the diversity and creativity of Washington, D.C., through street photography and portraiture, focusing on friends, local creatives, business owners, and fellow artists. Together, the images are a tribute to the spirit of community, highlighting the complexity of urban life through stories that often go unnoticed but are vital to the city’s identity.

David Brosch: My Maryland
2025-11-11 10:00 - 2025-12-14 17:00
* This exhibition runs Nov. 11–Dec. 14, with a public reception on Sun., Dec. 14. *

Painter and printmaker David Brosch has lived in Maryland for decades and raised his family in Prince George’s County. He takes inspiration from his surroundings for the works in this latest exhibition, featuring oil paintings, prints, and drawings. The landscapes in this show include representations of both natural and urban areas.

Hits Different: 5 Under 35
2025-11-10 10:00 - 2026-01-03 16:00
* This exhibition runs Nov. 10, 2025–Jan. 3, 2026, with a public reception on Sat., Nov. 15 and an artist and curator talk on Sat., Dec. 20. *

Curated by Emily Fussner, Hits Different: 5 Under 35 spotlights the fresh perspectives and bold creativity of five emerging artists—Milan Warner, Marisa Stratton, Madyha Leghari, MK Bailey, and Ara Koh. This exhibition showcases innovative approaches to material, form, and storytelling, reflecting the dynamic voices shaping the next generation of contemporary art. With a focus on experimentation and personal narrative, Hits Different captures the energy and evolution of young artists redefining the visual landscape.

Keith Kreuger: What You See Is What You Get
2025-11-10 10:00 - 2026-01-03 16:00
This exhibition runs Nov. 10, 2025-Jan. 3, 2026, with an opening reception on Sat., Nov. 15 and an artist and curator talk on Sat., Dec. 20.

In What You See Is What You Get, artist Keith Kreuger presents a striking collection of found object assemblages that challenge perceptions of art, value, and transformation. Using everyday materials and discarded objects, Kreuger crafts intricate, thought-provoking sculptures that invite viewers to reconsider the beauty and potential of what is often overlooked. Each piece tells a story of reclamation and reinvention, offering a fresh perspective on the power of artistic expression through the art of assemblage.

Artist Exhibition: Caroline MacKinnon: Eye on the Sky
2025-11-10 09:00 - 2026-01-04 17:00

The 37th Annual Prince George's County Juried Exhibition
2025-11-08 10:00 - 2026-01-03 17:00
* This exhibition runs Nov. 8, 2025–Jan. 3, 2026, with a public reception on Sat., Dec. 6. *

The 37th Annual Prince George’s County Juried Exhibition draws on the vast corps of visual artists who live, work, attend college, or maintain a studio in Prince George’s County. The exhibition fosters an inclusive, community spirit among the participating artists and showcases their varied talents, skills, and diverse media uses.
