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Special Events

Youth & Families

2ND SUNDAY FOR FAMILIES

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Special Events

Youth & Families

2ND SUNDAY FOR FAMILIES

About the Event

Celebrate "Grandparent's Day" at the National Museum! Invite your grandparents to join us in honoring them for the special role they play in our lives.

"Stories I Learned from my Grandparent(s)" Presentation & Dessert Reception
A fun & touching look at how grandparents enrich our lives. Includes an opportunity for children from the audience to share special stories about their grandparents. Special participation by artist Momo Nagano and her granddaughter, Hana van der Steur.

Grandparent & Grandchild Photo Session
An opportunity to capture this special relationship in a photograph! Museum staff photographer Norman Sugimoto will use the backdrop of the beautiful Hirasaki Garden. (Photo will be mailed to families following the event.)

Henry Sugimoto Exhibition Gallery Tour for Families
This special curator-led Gallery Tour introduces the art of Henry Sugimoto to children and their families.

Group Weaving Project
See the finished group weaving completed in conjunction with display, American Families: A Weaving by Momo Nagano. (This weaving was collectively woven by participants at prior 2nd Sundays and the Courtyard Kids Festival)

Sunday, Sep 09, 2001

1:00 PM PDT

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About the Event

Celebrate "Grandparent's Day" at the National Museum! Invite your grandparents to join us in honoring them for the special role they play in our lives.

"Stories I Learned from my Grandparent(s)" Presentation & Dessert Reception
A fun & touching look at how grandparents enrich our lives. Includes an opportunity for children from the audience to share special stories about their grandparents. Special participation by artist Momo Nagano and her granddaughter, Hana van der Steur.

Grandparent & Grandchild Photo Session
An opportunity to capture this special relationship in a photograph! Museum staff photographer Norman Sugimoto will use the backdrop of the beautiful Hirasaki Garden. (Photo will be mailed to families following the event.)

Henry Sugimoto Exhibition Gallery Tour for Families
This special curator-led Gallery Tour introduces the art of Henry Sugimoto to children and their families.

Group Weaving Project
See the finished group weaving completed in conjunction with display, American Families: A Weaving by Momo Nagano. (This weaving was collectively woven by participants at prior 2nd Sundays and the Courtyard Kids Festival)

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