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Archives of American Art Receives Major Grant to Digitize Oral Histories
- January 13, 2010
- Archives of American Art
Sundman Lecture Focuses on the First Canada-U.S. Joint Stamp Issue

The Stamp and Its Invert Commemorate the 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway
- January 12, 2010
- Postal Museum
National Museum of African American History and Culture Premieres Film on History of Blacks in the Military Jan. 26
- January 12, 2010
- African American Museum
2010 Giant Panda Mating Season Starts Early at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Tai Shan Departure Update
- January 11, 2010
- National Zoo & SCBI
Major Exhibition of Photographs by Timothy H. O’Sullivan Opens at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Feb. 12
- January 11, 2010
- American Art Museum
Smithsonian Museums Report 30 Million Visits in 2009
- January 11, 2010
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Presents Selection of Works by Josef Albers

Exhibition Illustrates Albers’ Sphere of Influence
- January 8, 2010
- Hirshhorn Museum
Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Presents “National Design Triennial: Why Design Now?”
- January 7, 2010
- Cooper Hewitt
Bill Moggridge Named Director of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
- January 6, 2010
- Cooper Hewitt
- Cooper Hewitt
Freer Gallery Presents “Cornucopia: Ceramics from Southern Japan”
- January 5, 2010
- Asian Art Museum
Strawberry Dart Frogs Climb to Bolster Chance of Species Survival
- January 5, 2010
- National Zoo & SCBI
Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Art and Science Lecture Series
- January 5, 2010
- American Art Museum
“Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America” Opens Jan. 15 in Smithsonian’s International Gallery

Exhibition reveals the role of Catholic sisters in shaping American history
- January 5, 2010
- Exhibitions
Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Awarded $600,000 Grant by The Rockefeller Foundation
- January 4, 2010
- Cooper Hewitt
Rodarte to Be Featured in “Quicktake” Installation at Cooper-Hewitt
- December 23, 2009
- Cooper Hewitt
Smithsonian Magazine and Travel Expert Rick Steves Join Forces to Launch a Special Publication
- December 18, 2009
- Smithsonian Enterprises Retail
The 44th Annual Smithsonian Kite Festival Set for March 27, 2010
- December 18, 2009
- Smithsonian Associates
Smithsonian American Art Museum to Display Arts and Crafts Made by Japanese Americans in World War II Internment Camps at Its Renwick Gallery
- December 17, 2009
- American Art Museum
- Renwick Gallery
Correction to the Dec. 12 Washington Post Article
- December 14, 2009
Famed Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond Makes First Public Appearance in 50 Years at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
- December 14, 2009
- Natural History Museum
Dennis Kelly Named Director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo
- December 11, 2009
- National Zoo & SCBI
Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Presents “Ted Muehling Selects: Lobmeyr Glass from the Permanent Collection”
- December 10, 2009
- Cooper Hewitt
Smithsonian Journeys Offers Unique Tours of U.S. National Parks

Travelers can choose hiking, a cruise or a weekend adventure.
- December 10, 2009
- Smithsonian Journeys
The National Portrait Gallery Presents Two Exhibitions on Elvis Presley in 2010

“One Life: Echoes of Elvis” Press Preview: Thursday, Jan. 7; 9:30 -11:30 a.m.
- December 10, 2009

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