Click here to see images. Wassail! An Anglo-Saxon Yule Celebration What better way to ring in the holiday season than with revelry and merriment in the Anglo-Saxon tradition? Visit National Geographic for a daylong festival of music, crafts, and weaponry. Interpreted by members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, features include a warrior in full armor, a brewing station with tastings, a weaving demonstration, and a staged reading of "Beowulf." This workshop is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold From England's Dark Ages. Sunday, December 18 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.   Animal Grossology Extended to January 8 Get an extra dose of gross from the animal kingdom to ring in the New Year! Take advantage of the additional week of this exhibition to learn all about the science behind some of the slimiest, stinkiest, and downright yuckiest creatures on Earth. Through Sunday, January 8, 2012   Join the Crowd! Special Holiday Group Offer Still looking for that great group outing for your holiday visitors? If so, get 25 or more people together to qualify for discounted admission to the exciting exhibitions at National Geographic. Book by December 31 and receive a $10 gift certificate toward any future Nat Geo Live event or National Geographic exhibition. Mention this special offer when you contact the Group Sales office at 202-857-7281 or groupsales@ngs.org. Visit Us 17th & M Streets N.W. Washington, D.C. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily Closed December 25 202-857-7588 NatGeoMuseum@ngs.org Directions Exhibits Animal Grossology Through January 8, 2012 Ocean Soul: Photographs by Brian Skerry Through February 12, 2012 Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold From England's Dark Ages Through March 4, 2012 Big Cats: Vanishing Icons Through April 8, 2012 Join us on Facebook Donate Help fund today's explorers as they conduct scientific and cultural studies around the world. Donate now. Sponsor     Photographs courtesy Wang da Gang (terra-cotta warrior), Joe MacDonaldBirmingham (gecko), Paul Widzewski (Wassail! An Anglo-Saxon Yule Celebration), Rebecca Hale (Animal Grossology), Willis D. Vaughn (Special Holiday Group Offer), Advanced Exhibits (Animal Grossology), Brian Skerry (Ocean Soul: Photographs by (per above) Brian Skerry), Robert Clark (Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold From England's Dark Ages), Chris Johns (Big Cats: Vanishing Icons). If you received this email from a friend and would like to subscribe to our email list, click here. Subscribe to National Geographic magazine. Go >> Unsubscribe | Change Email Address | Update Email Preferences | Privacy Policy Mission Statement | NGS Customer Service Click the unsubscribe link above to be removed from our email program, or send your request to… National Geographic; Attn: E-newsletter Program; 1145 17th Street N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20036. Copyright © 2011 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. To ensure that you receive your National Geographic emails, please add ngs@newsletters.nationalgeographic.com to your address book now.