Puerto Rican Bomba Storytime At The Smithsonian

Schedule

Sat Apr 18 2026 at 10:30 am to 11:30 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Smithsonian National Museum of American History | Washington, DC

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Join us for a fun, interactive and bilingual book reading of Sofía y su Tambor de Bomba with live music!
About this Event

Join us for a fun, interactive and bilingual book reading of Sofía y su Tambor de Bomba/Sofia and Her Bomba Drum at the Molina Family Latino Gallery, inside the National Museum of American History in Washington DC!

Location: GM Learning Lounge, 1st Floor

This will be part of the Día del Niño celebration, as well as the opening of the new exhibition “¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa” at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino. This is a bilingual exhibition that traces the evolution of salsa from its Afro-Caribbean roots to its emergence as a defining musical tradition in the United States.


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Smithsonian National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States

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