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National Museum of American History Showcases “Cosmos in Miniature: The Remarkable Star Map of Simeon De Witt”
- May 13, 2010
- American History Museum
Postal Museum Launches a New Online Stamp Curriculum Guide
- May 12, 2010
- Postal Museum
Smithsonian Develops Haitian Cultural Recovery Project

Various Agencies Join in Effort
- May 11, 2010
- Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- American Art Museum
- Administrative News
Smithsonian Presents an Onstage Conversation about U.S. Perspectives on Argentina’s Military Dictatorship (1976-1983)
- May 11, 2010
- American Latino Museum
- American History Museum
- Public Programs
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Unveils “Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn”
- May 10, 2010
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Andean Bear Cubs Gear Up for Public Debut

Public Can Weigh In on Naming the New Bears
- May 10, 2010
- National Zoo & SCBI
“In the Loop: Contemporary Video Art from the European Union”
- May 10, 2010
- Portrait Gallery
Ambassador Names National Zoo’s First Female Kiwi Chick
- May 7, 2010
Scientists Discover Key to Invasive Plants’ Success Is Not Simply a Matter of Taste

Hungry Caterpillars Show No Preference Toward Native or Exotic Plants
- May 6, 2010
- Environmental Research Center
Oryx Breeding Program Kicks Off with Birth of Female Calf

Staff Confirm Sex of Clouded Leopard Cubs
- May 5, 2010
- National Zoo & SCBI
Smithsonian Receives $2.2 Million Gift Commitment from Pearson Foundation for Next-Generation Learning

Mobile Learning Institute Programs for Students and Teachers Begin This Summer
- May 5, 2010
- Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology
National Postal Museum Celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the Pony Express with an Online Featured Collection
- May 3, 2010
- Postal Museum
“Gods of Angkor” at the Sackler Gallery Presents Bronze Masterworks

Museum Partnership Creates Cambodia’s First Metal Conservation Laboratory
- May 3, 2010
Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center Launches Design Challenge with The Tech Virtual

Project Will Use Second Life to Seek Exhibit Prototypes from the Public
- April 30, 2010
- American History Museum
National Museum of the American Indian Presents the Fifth Annual Indian Summer Showcase
- April 29, 2010
- American Indian Museum
Lutron Electronics Donates Company History to National Museum of American History
- April 29, 2010
- American History Museum
National Zoo’s Giant Panda Is Not Pregnant
- April 28, 2010
- National Zoo & SCBI
Jimi Hendrix's Personal Items Arrive at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
- April 28, 2010
- American Indian Museum
Smithsonian Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- April 27, 2010
Making Connections at the Smithsonian Institution’s Fourth Annual Garden Fest
- April 26, 2010
- Smithsonian Gardens
The Freer Gallery of Art Presents “A Deeper Look at ‘Surface Beauty’”

Online Colloquium Explores Charles Lang Freer’s Aesthetic Vision
- April 26, 2010
- Asian Art Museum
Around-the-Clock Pregnancy Watch Begins of National Zoo’s Female Giant Panda
- April 23, 2010
- National Zoo & SCBI
Actor Louis Gossett Jr. Reflects on His Career at Smithsonian Event
- April 22, 2010
- Smithsonian Associates
Shipping Industry Sends Help as Project in Panama Tackles Amphibian Crisis
- April 22, 2010
- National Zoo & SCBI
- Tropical Research Institute

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