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National Museum of the American Indian Awarded Accreditation by the American Association of Museums
- April 7, 2009
- American Indian Museum
Eighth Annual Jazz Appreciation Month at the Smithsonian Celebrates Chuck Mangione and Benny Goodman
- April 7, 2009
- American History Museum
Washington’s African American Community Gathers at the National Zoo to Celebrate a Century-Old Tradition on Easter Monday
- April 7, 2009
- National Zoo & SCBI
“The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in The Moscow Kremlin” Opens May 9—First U.S. Exhibition of Rare Russian Treasures at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- April 7, 2009
Smithsonian Exhibits Six Architectural Models in Design Competition for New Museum
- April 3, 2009
- African American Museum
Physicist Lisa Randall Receives 2009 Benjamin Franklin Creativity Laureate Award at Smithsonian Event
- April 3, 2009
- Smithsonian Associates
Water Spirit is Focus of National Museum of African Art Exhibition
- April 2, 2009
- African Art Museum
Smithsonian Cultural Series “Poetic Wales” Showcases Performing Arts, Tradition and Beauty
- April 1, 2009
- Smithsonian Associates
Scientists Find Climate Change to Have Paradoxical Effects in Coastal Wetlands
- March 27, 2009
- Environmental Research Center
National Zoo Baby Gorilla Is Named
- March 27, 2009
- National Zoo & SCBI
Smithsonian's Archives of American Art Presents the Ninth Annual Raymond Lecture with Artist Rackstraw Downes
- March 25, 2009
- Archives of American Art
Film and Video Give a Glimpse into the World of the Artist
- March 25, 2009
- Archives of American Art
Smithsonian Channel Celebrates Induction of Wanda Jackson into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Documentary "The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice" to air on April 4
- March 25, 2009
- Smithsonian Channel
How Does Photography Change Our Lives? How Has Photography Changed Your Life?

A New Outreach Program and Interactive Feature at http://click.si.edu
- March 25, 2009
Clouded Leopard Cubs Born at National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center
- March 24, 2009
- National Zoo & SCBI
Smithsonian Scientist Warns That Palm Oil Development May Threaten Amazon
- March 23, 2009
New Research Reveals the Earliest Evidence for Corn in the New World
- March 23, 2009
- Natural History Museum
"The Benjamin K. Miller Collection" Stamps Its Mark Online
- March 20, 2009
- Postal Museum
Smithsonian Fiscal Year 2009 Federal Budget Appropriation Totals $731.4 Million
- March 19, 2009
Freer and Sackler Galleries Launch Web Site for World War II Provenance Project
- March 18, 2009
Smithsonian Latino Center Inaugurates the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum in Second Life
- March 17, 2009
- American Latino Museum
Jack Rosenthal Family Donates Travers Papers to the National Postal Museum
- March 17, 2009
- Postal Museum
Judith E. Leonard Named General Counsel of the Smithsonian Institution
- March 16, 2009
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Presents “Directions: Walead Beshty, Legibility on Color Backgrounds”
- March 16, 2009
- Hirshhorn Museum

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