Go behind the scenes to get a unique look at a day in the life of a museum. Each week “What Cheer Wednesdays” features a new theme, and these tour titles are sure to cue curiosity in kids and adults alike: “Third Floor Door Tour” and “Weird & Creepy Rhode Island,” as well as “Setting the 18th-Century Table” and “Morgan’s Favorites.”

On September 21st, What Cheer Wednesdays is participating in a national and international celebration of the National Museum of African American Heritage & Culture, featuring a set of unique and highly informative posters about the museum and the collection.

The official opening of the Smithsonian Museum is on September 24th, but if you cannot get to D.C. this What Cheer Wednesday installment is a perfect way to get a taste of the NMAAHC’s sprawling collections.

What Cheer Wednesdays upcoming schedule:

• September 28: Morgan’s Favorites Tour — RIHS Executive Director takes guests through her favorite places and spaces in the John Brown House Museum. Tour at 2:30pm
• October 5:  Character Research & Development for Oct. 22‘s What Cheer Day
• October 12: Dressing & UnDressing
• October 19: What Cheer Day Preview
• October 26: Weird & Creepy Rhode Island
• November 2: The Third Floor Doors Tour (1:30pm & 3pm)
• November 9: What’s in the Basement at John Brown House? (1:30pm & 3pm)
• November 16: The Mill Project at MoWC
• November 23: Setting the Table
• November 30: After Dark & Shutting Down the House

Free admission to John Brown House and the Museum of Work & Culture (with pop-up programming, too!) In addition, you’ll be able to learn more about the Museum of Work & Culture’s fascinating Mill Project in Woonsocket.