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The Freer Gallery of Art Acquires Renowned Object of Japanese Tea Culture
- October 6, 2009
National Museum of the American Indian Announces NMAI Prism Award Winners
- October 6, 2009
- American Indian Museum
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Presents First Retrospective of Anne Truitt’s Career
- October 6, 2009
- Hirshhorn Museum
2009 Legacy Awards Recognize Panamanian Achievement at the Smithsonian Institution
- October 5, 2009
- American Latino Museum
“Panamanian Passages” Exhibit Showcases Panama’s History
- October 5, 2009
- American Latino Museum
- Exhibitions
Conservationist Jeff Corwin Discusses Animals on the Brink of Extinction at Smithsonian Event
- October 1, 2009
- Smithsonian Associates
Killer Bees May Increase Food Supplies for Native Bees
- September 30, 2009
- Tropical Research Institute
- Research News
Archives of American Art Receives Major Grant to Digitize Jacques Seligmann and Co. Gallery Records
- September 30, 2009
- Archives of American Art
National Air and Space Museum Opens a Public Observatory
- September 30, 2009
- Air and Space Museum
Hippo Leaves the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for Milwaukee
- September 29, 2009
- National Zoo & SCBI
Smithsonian Botanist Writes Book on Plants and People of Burma “The Weeping Goldsmith: Discoveries in the Secret Land of Myanmar”
- September 29, 2009
- Natural History Museum
Smithsonian Journeys Announces 2010 International Tour Collection
- September 25, 2009
- Smithsonian Journeys
“The Lion King” Roars into the Smithsonian

Costume elements join the museum’s permanent collection.
- September 24, 2009
- American History Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Retrospective of William T. Wiley
- September 24, 2009
- American Art Museum
China’s New Climate Center Welcomes Citizen Scientists
- September 24, 2009
- Tropical Research Institute
Hope Diamond Goes on Display for the First Time Out of Its Setting
- September 23, 2009
- Natural History Museum
- Exhibitions
National Museum of American History Presents “Cameras before Digital”
- September 23, 2009
- American History Museum
Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum Receives Its Largest Donation from PIMCO’s Founder Bill Gross
- September 22, 2009
- Postal Museum
France A. Córdova Appointed to the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents
- September 21, 2009
Smithsonian to Host Online Conference on Climate Change
- September 16, 2009
- Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology
- Education News
Portrait of Tommy Lasorda Installed at the National Portrait Gallery Sept. 22
- September 16, 2009
- Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian Associates Series Showcases the History, Art and Culinary Traditions of Italy
- September 16, 2009
- Smithsonian Associates
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Presents “Faces of the Frontier: Photographic Portraits from the American West, 1845-1924” Sept. 25 through Jan. 24, 2010
- September 15, 2009
- Portrait Gallery
New Species of Giant Rat Discovered in Volcano Crater
- September 10, 2009
- Natural History Museum
- Research News

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