4th Annual Planet Wordiversary and Community Day

Saturday, October 19, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.

$0 - $25 | 925 13th St., NW, Entrance on K Street

You’re invited! Join us for our 4th annual Planet Wordiversary and Community Day as we celebrate four years of Planet Word and the communities we serve. In addition to our signature exhibit and gallery experiences, listen to gallery pop-up talks from curatorial staff, participate in live experiments by the Language Science Station, play word games in our Wordplay Lounge, enjoy tasty treats and refreshments, and enter for a chance to win exciting raffle prizes.

And for added fun, as Planet Word celebrates National Book Month, we invite you to visit dressed as your favorite literary character! This is surely a celebration you won’t want to miss!

Schedule of activities: 

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. — NEW in the galleries
Building History & Architecture Audio Tour — Bloomberg Connects App
Propaganda interactive exhibit – I’m Sold! gallery, 1st floor
New stories in Words Matter, 1st floor  

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — Family Reading Lounge (Classroom A, 2nd floor)
10:30 a.m. Reading: Mango, Abuela, and Me (English)
11:30 a.m. Reading: Mango, Abuela y yo (Spanish) 

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. — Out of the Vault: Words Matter Visitor Story Archive and Activity (Classroom B, 2nd floor) 

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. — Language Science Station live demonstrations (2nd and 3rd floors)

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. — Wordplay Lounge (Mansard Room, 4th floor)
3:00 p.m. Raffle (must be present to collect prizes) 

12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. — What’s New at Planet Word! Magic Library Curator Pop-up Talk -Spanish Language Books highlight (Magic Library, 2nd floor)

1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. — What’s New at Planet Word! Curator Pop-up Talk (Words Matter gallery, 1st floor)
Words Matter gallery, new stories review
I’m Sold! gallery, new Propaganda Exhibit highlights   

2:00 p.m. — Globe Raising (Spoken World gallery, 3rd floor)

For questions or concerns regarding accessibility needs, please contact [email protected].