Kwanzaa 2025 at African Art

Name: Kwanzaa 2025 at African Art
Start: 2025-12-26T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-31T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

Schedule

Fri, 26 Dec, 2025 at 11:00 am to Wed, 31 Dec, 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art | Washington, DC

Drop in to one of the artmaking workshops and exercise your Kuumba (creativity)! Grab a scavenger hunt and explore the galleries!
About this Event

Kwanzaa, celebrated annually from December 26 to January 1, is an international holiday that honors African heritage and African American culture. A harvest festival, Kwanzaa is organized around the Nguzo Saba, seven guiding principles that are celebrated individually each day of the holiday.

The principles included are:

Umoja (unity)
Kujichagulia (self-determination)
Ujima (collective work and responsibility)
Ujamaa (cooperative economics)
Nia (purpose)
Kuumba (creativity)
Imani (faith)

Drop in to one of the artmaking workshops and exercise your Kuumba (creativity)!

Kwanzaa Creative Arts Workshops

11 A.M. to 3 P.M.

Education Workshop (Sublevel 2)

Friday, December 26: Join a crochet circle (Umoja)

Saturday, December 27: Design an African mask (Kujichagulia)

Monday, December 29: Create a dot paint art project (Ujamaa)

Tuesday, December 30: Fashion a magnet or necklace (Nia)

Wednesday, December 31: Construct a card or ornament (Kuumba)

Grab a scavenger hunt from the Visitor Information Desk in the Pavilion and explore the seven principles of Kwanzaa through African Art’s collection on display throughout the galleries!