Photo by Shahar Azran, Courtesy NMAAH

>> On April 17, the Natural History Museum opens Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live): Masterworks of Yup’ik Science and Survival. The exhibit explores the Yup’ik elders’ scientific and spiritual knowledge of living in the sub-arctic environment of western Alaska. See more than 200 19th- and 20th-century tools, articles of clothing, weapons, and watercraft. The Yup’ik solutions for living within such a harsh climate is unsurpassed by Western science.

>> We missed the grand opening in late March, but you can still enjoy the newness of the German-American Heritage Museum. This new museum features permanent and temporary exhibits of German immigrants, music, clubs, American-German relations and of contemporary Germany.

>> On April 14 and 15, the National Archives holds its sixth annual Genealogy Fair, “The World of Genealogy.” For the experienced to the novice genealogist, the fair will highlight the various resources available at the Archives for family history research. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

>> Follow the Apollo Theater’s history from its origins as a whites-only burlesque hall in 1913 to the epicenter of African American entertainment at the American History Museum in Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment. Organized by the National Museum of African American History and Culture; opens April 23.

>> National Robotics Week starts April 10 and the the National Museum of American History will teach you the basics of robotics in the Spark!Lab. Learn about the electrical, mechanical and software components that go into robots. April 10 and 11 from 12 to 4 p.m.