The Smithsonian American Art Gallery found huge success when they featured the Art of Video Games exhibition a few years ago. The exhibit covered the history of video games from an artistic and technical standpoint. It drew record crowds to the museum, and ever since the American Art Gallery has embraced video games hosting chiptune concerts and more.

This Saturday, August 15th, the museum is hosting the Gamer Family Festival. Featured programming included a panel discussing video games and art held this past Wednesday, but Saturday is the big event.

Gamer Family Festival

Saturday, August 15, 2015, 11:30am – 3pm

Imagine a whole day inspired by the video games in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection! Play the game Flower, create pixel art and other crafts, catch up with our partners at MAGFest, and enjoy live music by Mega Ran and performances. MAGFest will arrive with 30 TV and console stations including games like: Pong, Duck Hunt, Sonic Adventure 2, Super Mario World, and Starfox 64.