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Play Date at NMNH: Animal Spotlight - Bison!
Kids & FamiliesTuesday, January 27, 2026, 10:30am – 12pm EST
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators!
Tuesday, January 27th, is a special animal spotlight on bison! Families can celebrate our national mammal by making observations of bison specimens from our education collection, learn about ways they help their ecosystem, and explore how bison have been portrayed in stamp art. Our friends from the National Postal Museum will also be here to celebrate alongside us as we learn together through play, exploration, and art.
The event is part of our drop-in program, Play Date at NMNH. Play Date at NMNH is a program designed for early learners and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome.
Location: This program is held in the Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals exhibit on the 1st floor of the museum. Please note that space is dependent on the location of that week's event. Some locations have less capacity than others. It is possible that the program might be at capacity when you arrive. If this happens, please enjoy other areas of the museum and try again later in the program.
Accessibility: Access services such as American Sign Language interpretation, real-time captioning (CART), or audio-description are available with advanced notice. However, accommodations may not be possible with less than two-weeks advanced notice. To request this service, please call (202) 633-5238 or e-mail NMNHAccessibility@si.edu.
Image information: Bison herd on the move in Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park.
Image Credit: Yellowstone National Park from Yellowstone NP, USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals (1st Floor)
Natural History Museum