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Muffins, chicken bones, footballs, shoes, cauliflower… What do all these have in common? Nothing—except that they all have similar-shaped look-alikes in space! Not all celestial objects are simple spheres, like planets and Sun-sized stars, or disks, like the Milky Way galaxy. There are shapes out there that you’d never expect to see out the window

Create a multimedia self-portrait expressing meaningful moments from your past, present, or imagined life in this drop-in workshop inspired by the joyous world depicted in Derrick Adams: Buoyant and Derrick Adams: We Came to Party and Plan. Share positive tales, real or fictitious, in a story circle that accompanies these portraits. This workshop will be

The familiar Big Dipper is much more than just one of the easy-to-spot sky pictures. Its mythological associations extend back to prehistory, it is a signpost for travelers, and the actual stars in the Dipper hold an astronomical surprise. In this week’s Awesome Astronomy video, science educator Ron Palumbo introduces us to the true character

What are the key characteristics of the planets in our solar system? What are the visual elements of each planet? Come hang out with us during this live workshop and travel deep into our solar system. Design your own planet and imagine your home without gravity. This live Zoom event will also be streamed on Facebook

Artist Derrick Adams and historian Alison Rose Jefferson, M.H.C., Ph.D., will explore the theme of water in modern African American history—from segregation to access, from restricted clubs to public bathhouses, pools, and beaches—to the present day. The topic has particular resonance to the artist’s work in Derrick Adams: Buoyant, as well as during this time

Join artist Julia Santos Solomon in conversation with HRM Director and CEO Masha Turchinsky for a behind-the-scenes tour of Solomon’s studio in Woodstock, New York. Solomon is a contemporary Dominican-American multimedia artist who has created paintings, sculpture, and digital media for more than forty years. She is a Smithsonian Archived Artist, and her work is

Join HRM Director and CEO Masha Turchinsky on a virtual visit to the Wassaic Project to experience Heirlooms: Works from the Another Country Quilt Cycle with Eve Biddle, Co-Director of the Wassaic Project, and featuring artists Ron Norsworthy and David Anthone of DARNStudio. Heirlooms is a series of quilts and smaller process works that present

What had once been a medium for mapmakers and naturalists has in the digital age become the most portable one for both artists and enthusiasts. Plein-air watercolor journaling transforms the sketchbook into something nimbler than canvas. Anyone can enhance how they experience the world around them by accessing memories, knowledge and ideas, from deeper engagements

Historic costume is a great lens for understanding the past because we can so tangibly imagine its connection with the clothing we wear. It’s one thing to be in a restored room, but it’s another thing to be able to imagine yourself in the right outfit—how you would look, how it would move with you,

Join Planetarium and Science Manager Marc Taylor for this week’s live Zoom workshop to make a model of the Parker Solar Probe, which is now orbiting and studying the Sun. The Parker is producing indispensable science about solar physics and the effects of solar storms on Earth. Learn about the mind-boggling engineering behind this spacecraft