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Family Day: From a Moment to Infinity
April 30, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Hirshhorn and Smithsonian Gardens team up for a day of free family friendly activities inspired by “Orchids: A Moment” and “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors.” Visitors of all ages are invited to pot their own orchid, try their hands at botanical sketching, obliterate an orchid with dots, create their own “orchidgami,” explore an infinity play space, and more. Visitors who dress the theme “A Moment to Infinity” will be entered in a costume contest to win exciting prizes!
This event does not include admission to our special exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors.’
From a Moment to Infinity: Programs List
10 am | STORYTIME+: Plants Can’t Sit Still
Meet on the Plaza at Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama
11 am – Orchids 101 – A Smithsonian Gardens’ orchid specialist will lead an introductory tutorial on the care and maintenance of orchids.
11 am – 12 pm | Create your own Kusama-inspired pumpkin
Meet on the Plaza at Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama
11:30 am | Scavenger Hunt
Sculpture Garden
12 – 2 pm | ARTLAB+ Digital Arts Open Studio
ARTLAB+ in the Sculpture Garden
12:30 pm | Scavenger Hunt
Sculpture Garden
1 pm – Orchid Installation – A Smithsonian Gardens’ horticulturist will provide behind the scenes insight into the design and installation process for the making of orchids: A Moment.
1:30 pm | “A Moment to Infinity” Costume Contest
Meet on the Plaza at Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama
Ongoing Activities on the Hirshhorn Plaza
10 am – 2 pm | Smithsonian Gardens hosts orchid science, botanical sketching and more!
10 am – 2 pm | United States Botanic Garden invites visitors to pot their own orchid.
10 am – 2 pm | Smithsonian Environmental Research Center hosts “Orchidgami” and more!
10 am – 2 pm | The Hirshhorn hosts orchid obliteration and an infinity play space.
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