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Learning that Delivers!
The National Postal Museum offers a creative selection of programs that attract a wide
audience base of all ages, genders, ethnicities, and interests. Whether it be a workshop,
film, family program, lecture, or performance, the Museum's Postal Pastimes provide participants with a quality visitation experience that makes learning exciting, enriching, and interactive.
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2008: May | June
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Performances
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May 2008
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My Dear President: Author Talk
Friday, May 2, 2008
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
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Share unguarded moments between presidents and their wives with author Gerard Gawalt, author of My Dear President: Letters Between Presidents and Their Wives. Mr. Gawalt is a curator of the papers of presidential families at the Library of Congress. Following the talk, enjoy a book signing and a special tour of the museum featuring the Warren G. Harding stamp collection.
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Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Family Day
Sunday, May 4, 2008
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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Join us as the National Postal Museum hosts the kick-off event of the Smithsonian’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with the first of many themed programs across the Smithsonian Institution. Bring the whole family to a fun-filled day with workshops on origami, letter writing, stamp designing, and storybook making. Presentations by storyteller Kathy Mathieson, artist Sushmita Mazumdar, origami artist Marcia Mau, and children’s book author and stamp illustrator Kam Mak. Performances by Hawaiian dance group Halau O Na Hali'a, South Asian “fusion dance team” Chamak, and the Northern Virginia Rondalla, a string orchestra that plays traditional Filipino folk music.
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Adversity, Adventure, and the 90th Anniversary of Airmail in America
Thursday, May 15, 2008
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
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The first scheduled airmail flights took off on May 15, 1918 from New York and Washington, DC. Join us in celebrating this fascinating moment in local and national history as well as the 15th anniversary of the National Postal Museum. Get to know the adventures of early pilots, explore the airplanes on display, and learn navigational techniques to plot your flight plan.
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Victory Mail Family Day
Friday, May 30, 2008
1:00–3:00 p.m.
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During World War II, letters to and from American armed forces overseas got a lot smaller. “Miniaturized” onto microfilm and developed on location, Victory Mail (V-Mail for short) boosted morale and lightened cargo loads. Follow a V-Mail letter from start to finish, pilot a paper plane, and learn about life during World War II. This is a great opportunity to share family memories across generations.
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June 2008
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Trains!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
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Celebrate mail by rail in this annual event! Toot your own train whistle, sort railway mail, read adventure stories, explore transportation stamps, and enjoy many other family activities. Local railroad clubs will showcase their model railways and a representative from the Railway Mail Service Library will share expertise and resources.
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Postcard Art Connection
Saturday, June 28, 2008
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
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Postcards carry messages of friendship and travel. Design a creative postcard with your message of friendship and mail it to the National Postal Museum before this June program to participate in a “mail art” display. On the day of the workshop, all are welcome to create mail art.
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Regular Events
While program listings change during each calendar period to complement new exhibits and activities at the Museum, it also includes regular features such as:
Philately in Action
Philately in Action is an informal workshop experience designed to introduce museum visitors to the fascinating world of philately.
Museum volunteers teach visitors basic stamp collecting skills such as soaking and sorting stamps, how to use a Scott Catalogue,
how to locate and learn about stamps featured in the Museum's stamp gallery, and more. This program occurs at least once during
each calendar period.
Exploratory Post
Exploratory Post is an intergenerational, family program series providing children and their adult companions with fun
and unique ways to interact with postal history. The content and activities of each program focus on a theme applied to an
exploration of related areas in the Museum galleries and a selection of hands-on and educational activities.
This program occurs at least once during each calendar period.
All public programs are free and open to the public. Some events require advance registration. For more information please call
(202) 633-5534 or (202) 633-9849 (TTY for the hearing impaired).
Exhibits
The National Postal Museum is devoted to the colorful and engaging history of the nation's mail service showcasing the
largest and most comprehensive collection of stamps and philatelic materials in the world. With more than 13 million objects,
the Museum's exhibits and objects are rotated to showcase the variety and depth of the collections and allow visitors to explore
the numerous topics related to postal history and philately.
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