With the cold weather here for awhile, most of us just want to stay indoors and avoid the chill. Starting tomorrow, Cultural Tourism DC will try to remedy that, with Warm Up to a Museum, a series of 25 gallery talks, film, tours and other activities designed to get people out to museums and to “warm body and soul.” Nineteen museums and other organizations are participating in the February-long series, and activities are wide-ranging, with something to entice even the most reticent museum-goer.

In case you need extra incentive, enter to win an Apple iPod touch and other prizes by printing a postcard off the Cultural Tourism web site and bringing it with you to the participating events.

Some events of note:

>> Feverish Family Fun: Awesome African American Women Artists

The National Museum of Women in the Arts holds a family event to celebrate Black History Month. Explore the collection and learn about the lives of African American artists, and then make artwork of your own. February 3, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free, reservation required.

>> Gallery Talk: Tim Tate

In the run up to Valentine's Day, popular Washington-based glass artist Tim Tate discusses romance behind his work, Sacred Heart of Healing. February 13, 5:30 p.m. at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free.

>> Gallery Talk: Director’s Perspective -- Introduction to Degas to Diebenkorn: The Phillips Collects

The Phillips Collection’s Director Jay Gates discusses museum collecting practices in conjunction with the opening of the new exhibit, Degas to Diebenkorn: The Phillips Collects. February 14 and 21, 6 and 7 p.m. at the Phillips Collection, 21st and Q Street, NW. Free with admission.

>> Workshop: VIP (Vital, Important and Personal) Valentines

Members of the National Woman’s Party celebrated Valentine’s Day in 1914 by making cards for members of Congress encouraging them to support women’s suffrage. Make a card for a Congressmember about a topic that you think is important. February 16, 12 to 4 p.m. at the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE. Free, reservations required: rsvp [at] sewallbelmont [dot] org.

>>Exhibition, Lecture, and Reception: Warming Trends -- Rapid Changes in Polar Ice Cover

Even the science buffs (and perhaps some even science scoffers) get in on the fun, as NASA’s Dr. Waleed Abdalati gives a lecture on global warming and our melting ice caps. He'll show satellite images and let us know when we'll need to start blowing up our intertubes to commute to work. February 26, 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.) at the National Academy of Sciences, Room 100, 500 5th Street, NW. Free, photo ID required.

Visit the Cultural Tourism DC web site for a full list of events.