Berlin Wall Family Day
Reported by Allicia
Graffiti artist Tim Conlon at the Berlin Wall. (Photo Source: Tim Conlon)
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Newseum with fun-filled activities and events for the entire family.
Berlin Wall Family Day
555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Talk and Draw with Tim Conlon
The New York Times–Ochs-Sulzberger Family Great Hall of News, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Washington artist Tim Conlon will be on hand for a talk-and-draw demonstration of graffiti styles and techniques and discuss how graffiti has been used as a form of protest. Conlon — whose work has been featured in museums and galleries across the country — will also discuss the artists who risked their lives to paint the Berlin Wall during the Cold War.
Express Yourself
Annenberg Theater Lobby, Level 1, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Exercise your freedom of expression by painting your own message on the Newseum’s re-creation of the Berlin Wall.
Hands-On
Learning Center, Concourse Level, Noon, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Try your hand at being a graffiti artist and learn techniques from Tim Conlon. Space is limited to 35 visitors per session. Tickets are available at the information desk on a first-come, first-served basis.
Berlin Wall Kids Gallery Talk
Berlin Wall Gallery, Concourse Level, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
During a Berlin Wall Kids Gallery Talk, learn more about the wall and how it changed the lives of children growing up in a divided Berlin.
Front Page Frenzy
Learning Center, Concourse Level, 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Play Front Page Frenzy, the Newseum’s fast-paced game that uses historic front pages about the Berlin Wall to teach children about a newspaper front page.
NewsMania™
Knight Studio, Level 3, 4 p.m.
Show what you know about current events and Berlin Wall trivia in NewsMania™, the Newseum’s popular game show.
News Hound Scavenger Hunt
Information Desk, Level 1, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sniff out all the great information about the Berlin Wall and Germany in the News Hound scavenger hunt.
Programs and Exhibits:
Inside Media: Reporting the Wall’s Fall
Documentary Theater, Concourse Level, 2:30 p.m.
In autumn 1989, Washington Post reporter Marc Fisher found himself suddenly thrust into covering the fall of the Berlin Wall. Hear his views of the dramatic events as they unfolded before a shocked world 20 years ago.
Athlete: The Sports Illustrated Photography of Walter Iooss
Concourse Level
Features more than 40 images of some of the greatest names in sports. Included is Iooss’s most famous photograph, “The Catch,” which captured the last-minute touchdown catch by San Francisco 49ers’ receiver Dwight Clark that ended the Dallas Cowboys’ Super Bowl dreams in 1982.
First Dogs: American Presidents and Their Pets
Level 2
Showcases some of the top dogs that have resided at the nation’s most prestigious address.
Woodstock at 40
Level 4
Highlights rarely seen photographs and artifacts from the historic music event.
Manhunt: Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
Level 6
Explores how new developments in journalism and technology came together in the news coverage of President Abraham Lincoln’s death and the hunt for his killer.
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