FEATURED

Indigenous Languages Rising: An Urgent Call to Uphold Language Rights

Languages are more than just words — they carry heritage, identity, and culture, ensuring they’re passed on to future generations. Yet many Indigenous and non-dominant languages face the threat of…
Planet Word Diorama supplies on white background
Family Fun

How to Make a Diorama

Dioramas are a fun, hands-on way for kids to bring their favorite stories to life. In Planet Word’s magical library, nine artist-made dioramas are hidden among the bookshelves, waiting for…

From the Founder

A Summer Status Update

Stepping inside the Franklin School these days is like walking into a surround-sound of onomatopoeia!  Buzzing, clanging, banging, and whooshing envelop us as we finish base-building work and the final…

From the Founder

Words Matter

Planet Word was founded in our nation’s capital on purpose. Where else should a national museum of words and language be located? Our nation was built on words, on the…

Midsommar animations on open-faced book pages
Planet Word

Shakespeare at Planet Word

When we started planning Planet Word, since no one had ever visited a word museum, people had lots of assumptions about what it would be like. One of the most-often…