Celebrate Spring at the National Air and Space Museum’s Kites of Asia Heritage Family Day!  Talk to kite experts, see pan-Asian kite displays, marvel at indoor kite flying, make your own kite— and maybe even take a dance lesson! This year's Kites of Asia Heritage Family Day will have a special focus on Nepal and India. 

DO SOMETHING

Location to be Announced
Learn about the kite that inspired this program and learn why it's not on display.

In America by Air
Discover local kite experts and organizations.

In Looking at Earth
Build an anemometer to measure the speed of wind.
Drop "cherry blossoms" to learn about the principle of drag.

In Space Race
Build and decorate an airworthy sled kite.
Make Nepalese masks and color Napalese designs.

In Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age
Hear from a Museum expert about how the Wright brothers used kites to invent the airplane.

In Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery
Fashion a Chinese Dragon puppet.
Color a Thai-style kite*
Make a Philippine leaf kite*
*these kites are decorative but not airworthy

SEE SOMETHING

In America by Air
Experience the grace of indoor kite flying.

In Space Race
Watch Ulpalasia-Nepalese music and dance demonstrations

Throughout the Museum
View static displays of Pan-Asian kites

HEAR SOMETHING
Ages 3+ with an adult companion

Flights of Fancy Story Time—The Story of Kites by Ying Chang Compestine 
11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Indian Kite Stories and Dress-up by Swatantar 
12:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.

The Heritage Family Day series is made possible by the generous support of Northrop Grumman Corporation.