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  • WWII POW Flag Added to National Museum of American History Collections

    Flag Reflects Pacific-Front Survival and Resilience Story of Cpl. Jose Quintero
    • November 10, 2022
    • American History Museum
    • New Acquisitions
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    Smithsonian Launches “Life on a Sustainable Planet” Climate Change Initiative

    Initiative Aims To Facilitate Scientific Research and Promote Sustainable Solutions
    • November 10, 2022
    • Research News
  • National Air and Space Museum Explores General Aviation in Fall GE Aviation Lectures

    Programs Will Explore the Use of Aviation for Humanitarian Aid and Sport
    • November 9, 2022
    • Public Programs
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture Announces New Exhibition Exploring Stories and Futures of Black Liberation

    “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures” Opens March 24, 2023
    • November 9, 2022
    • African American Museum
    • Exhibitions
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    Sustainability at the Smithsonian Institution: Responding to Climate Change

    • November 9, 2022
    • Research News
    • Education News
  • National Museum of the American Indian To Dedicate National Native American Veterans Memorial Nov. 11

    Ceremony Will Be Part of Weekend-Long Event To Honor Native Veterans
    • November 8, 2022
    • American Indian Museum
    • Public Programs
  • Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Presents “Unstill Waters: Contemporary Photography from India”

    Works by Indian Artists Speak to Global Environmental and Social Issues
    • November 8, 2022
    • Asian Art Museum
    • Exhibitions
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    Prairie du Chien Treaty of 1829 To Go On View at the National Museum of the American Indian

    • November 8, 2022
    • American Indian Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • Anacostia Community Museum Receives $5 Million Gift From Roger Ferguson and Annette Nazareth

    • November 7, 2022
    • Anacostia Community Museum
    • Administrative News
  • Two Female Asian Elephants Welcomed to Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

    • November 7, 2022
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • New Acquisitions
  • Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates Native Veterans With a Weekend of Activities Nov. 12 and 13

    Events Coincide With the Dedication of the National Native American Veterans Memorial
    • November 3, 2022
    • American Indian Museum
    • Public Programs
  • "Hector Guimard: How Paris Got Its Curves" and "Deconstructing Power: W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World's Fair" To Open This Fall at Cooper Hewitt

    Upcoming Exhibitions Provide Visitors With New Insights Into Early 20th-Century Paris and the First Black American-led Display in a European World's Fair
    • November 2, 2022
    • Cooper Hewitt
    • Exhibitions
  • Recipients of the Archives of American Art Medal and the Lawrence A. Fleischman Award Are Announced

    • November 2, 2022
    • Archives of American Art
  • National Air and Space Museum Receives $1 Million Gift From Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation

    Gift Supports Newly Reopened “Destination Moon” Gallery
    • November 2, 2022
    • Air and Space Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • National Portrait Gallery Announces “Portrait of a Nation: 2022 Honorees,” Exhibition of Newly Commissioned Portraits, To Open Nov. 10

    Debut of New Commissions by Contemporary Artists Hugo Crosthwaite, Kenturah Davis, David Hockney, Kadir Nelson, Toyin Ojih Odutola, and Robert Pruitt, and the Premiere of a Newly Acquired Photograph by Ruven Afanador
    • November 1, 2022
    • Portrait Gallery
    • Exhibitions
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Opens “Nature of the Book”

    Exhibition Uncovers the Art, Science and History of Hand-Press Bookmaking
    • November 1, 2022
    • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
    • Exhibitions
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    Hirshhorn Announces Appointment of SOM | Selldorf Architects To Undertake the Largest Revitalization in Museum’s History

    Project Follows Museum Façade Upgrade and Sculpture Garden Revitalization
    • October 31, 2022
    • Hirshhorn Museum
    • Administrative News
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    Smithsonian Receives $10 Million Donation To Support Research and Education on Climate Resilience

    Gift Will Fund Several New Programs and Help Scale-Up Existing Ones
    • October 31, 2022
    • Research News
    • Education News
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    Smithsonian Identifies Two Optimal Sites for New Museums

    Final Designations Pending Legislative Action
    • October 27, 2022
    • American Latino Museum
    • Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
    • Administrative News
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    Hirshhorn Museum Extends “One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection” Through Spring 2023

    Museum To Introduce Online Distribution of Advanced Timed Passes Nov. 9
    • October 26, 2022
    • Hirshhorn Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • National Portrait Gallery Announces Elsa María Meléndez as Winner of the 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition’s People’s Choice Award

    “The Outwin 2022” Exhibition To Tour Starting Spring 2023
    • October 26, 2022
    • Portrait Gallery
    • Exhibitions
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    Hirshhorn Receives Transformative Gift of Chinese Photography

    “A Window Suddenly Opens: Contemporary Photography in China” To Include Promised Gift of 141 Artworks, Opens Nov. 4
    • October 21, 2022
    • Hirshhorn Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • African Lion Dies at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

    • October 21, 2022
    • National Zoo & SCBI
  • New Smithsonian Exhibition to Explore the Unseen Connections of Cellphones

    “Cellphone: Unseen Connections” Will Offer Visitors a Chance to Contemplate the Intersection of Technology, Nature and Culture at Their Fingertips
    • October 20, 2022
    • Natural History Museum
    • Exhibitions
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