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The Smithsonian Opens New State-of-the-Art Storage and Operations Facility
- December 5, 2008
Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art Receives Grant from Leon Levy Foundation
- December 4, 2008
- Archives of American Art
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Presents “Shahzia Sikander Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection”
- December 4, 2008
- Cooper Hewitt
Evidence from Dirty Teeth: Ancient Peruvians Ate Well
- December 2, 2008
- Natural History Museum
- Tropical Research Institute
Private Hermitage Access Only with Smithsonian Journeys
- December 2, 2008
- Smithsonian Journeys
Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Receives Gift from Airbus for Phase Two of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
- December 2, 2008
- Air and Space Museum
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Presents “Strange Bodies: Figurative Works from the Hirshhorn Collection”
- November 26, 2008
- Hirshhorn Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Nationally Touring Retrospective of Acclaimed Photographer Frank Gohlke
- November 25, 2008
- American Art Museum
“Presidents in Waiting” Opens at the National Portrait Gallery Jan. 20, 2009
- November 24, 2008
- Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt Announces Departure of Director Paul Thompson and the Formation of a Search Committee
- November 21, 2008
- Cooper Hewitt
National Museum of American History Reopens Nov. 21

Star-Spangled Banner Gallery, White House Copy of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Are Highlights of Opening Exhibitions
- November 19, 2008
- American History Museum
New Baby Dama Gazelle Born at the National Zoo
- November 18, 2008
- National Zoo & SCBI
National Museum of American History to Display Gettysburg Address from White House Collection
- November 17, 2008
- American History Museum
Rare Salamander Dies at National Zoo
- November 12, 2008
- National Zoo & SCBI
Tom Ott Named President of Smithsonian Enterprises
- November 10, 2008
- Smithsonian Enterprises Retail
Fifty Years Ago Today—Hope Diamond Officially Presented to Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
- November 10, 2008
- Natural History Museum
Time for the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Annual “Geography from Space Contest”
- November 7, 2008
- Air and Space Museum
The National Portrait Gallery Presents “One Life: The Mask of Lincoln” in Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Birth
- November 7, 2008
- Portrait Gallery
Eduardo Díaz Named Director of the Smithsonian Latino Center
- November 7, 2008
- American Latino Museum
- Administrative News
National Museum of the American Indian to Host One-of-a-Kind Art Market in Washington, D.C.
- November 6, 2008
- American Indian Museum
Smithsonian Journeys New Reduced Prices for 2009 Small Group Tour Collection
- November 6, 2008
- Smithsonian Journeys
“Lincoln at the Smithsonian” Celebrates the Bicentennial of the President’s Birth with a Yearlong Series of Exhibitions and Events
- October 30, 2008
- American Art Museum
- American History Museum
- Portrait Gallery
- Postal Museum
- Smithsonian Associates
“Portraiture Now: Feature Photography” Open at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Nov. 26
- October 29, 2008
- Portrait Gallery
National Museum of the American Indian Presents Third Annual Classical Native Series
- October 24, 2008
- American Indian Museum

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