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National Museum of the American Latino Has Announced $5 Million Gift From Walmart
- June 6, 2022
- American Latino Museum
- Administrative News
The Taste, Sounds and Experiences of Juneteenth Are Celebrated With an Array of Events at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
- June 3, 2022
- African American Museum
- Public Programs
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Returns to the National Mall With Free Evening Concerts

Concerts Feature Sounds and Images From Afghanistan, the UAE, the Ozarks and More
- June 2, 2022
- Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Public Programs
Hirshhorn and DC Listening Lounge Welcome Sound Scene Festival Back to the National Mall

Free Auditory Art Festival Transforms the National Museum of Modern Art, June 3–5
- June 2, 2022
- Hirshhorn Museum
- Public Programs
UAE Cultural Traditions Explored at the 2022 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
- June 2, 2022
- Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Public Programs
Conservation Successes Featured at the 2022 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
- June 2, 2022
- Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Public Programs
Smithsonian Associates Presents “Geraldine Brooks on the Heart of the Horse: A Novelist’s Portrait” In Person and Online
- June 2, 2022
- Smithsonian Associates
- Public Programs
Cast From First Tommy John Surgery To Be Donated to Smithsonian

Cast Was Worn in 1974 After the First Elbow Surgery To Save a Pitcher’s Career
- June 1, 2022
- American History Museum
- New Acquisitions
National Portrait Gallery Presents “Family Ties: Daguerreotype Portraits” and “Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples”

Two Exhibitions of Early American Photography on View in July
- June 1, 2022
- Portrait Gallery
- Exhibitions
National Museum of the American Indian To Launch “Ancestors Know Who We Are” June 15

Digital Exhibition Features Works by Six Black-Indigenous Women Artists
- June 1, 2022
- American Indian Museum
- Exhibitions
Claws and Paws Pathway Opens at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

New Animals: Popcorn-Scented Binturongs and Fluffy Pallas’s Cat Sisters
- May 27, 2022
- National Zoo & SCBI
- Exhibitions
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Returns to the National Mall With Stories of Land, Sea and Sky
- May 26, 2022
- Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Public Programs
1969 Ford LTD Lowrider, “Dave’s Dream,” Goes on Display at National Museum of American History
- May 24, 2022
- American History Museum
- Exhibitions
New in June at Smithsonian “FUTURES,” How To Flourish in the Year 2050

“FUTURES Cypher: Pride 2050” and the “Living Longer Festival” Embrace Future of Gender Expression and Health and Wellness, Plus Two New Programs on the Future of Work
- May 23, 2022
- Arts and Industries
- Public Programs
“Innovations in Flight” Event Returns to Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
- May 23, 2022
- Air and Space Museum
- Exhibitions
KAWS, Laurie Anderson Lead Artist Lineup at 2022 Hirshhorn Ball To Support Free Arts Programming on the National Mall

Pop Art-Themed Costume Fundraiser Unites Creatives: Anifa Mvuemba, Machine Dazzle, Dan Deacon, Jason Barnes and Kelly Towles Outdoors at Hirshhorn, May 21
- May 19, 2022
- Hirshhorn Museum
- Public Programs
For Wetland Plants, Sea-Level Rise Stamps Out Benefits of Higher CO2

Beneficial Effects of Rising CO2 for Plants Disappear Under Flooding, 33-Year Field Experiment Reveals
- May 18, 2022
- Environmental Research Center
- Research News
Tropical Trees Are Dying of Dehydration Due to Climate Change

Rainforest Trees May Be Dying Twice as Quickly Since the 1980s as a Hotter, Thirstier Atmosphere Dries Them Out
- May 18, 2022
- Environmental Research Center
- Research News
National Postal Museum Announces Awards for Scholarship in Postal History

Professional and Graduate Student Prizes Awarded for 2022
- May 17, 2022
- Postal Museum
Christina Michelon Receives the 18th Annual Frost Essay Award

Louise Siddons Receives Honorable Mention
- May 17, 2022
- American Art Museum
Smithsonian Names Christopher Browne Director of National Air and Space Museum
- May 17, 2022
- Air and Space Museum
- Administrative News
Smithsonian’s Free “FUTURES Field Day” Will Turn the National Mall Into a Giant Future of Sports Playing Field May 28

Visitors Can Learn Skills With NFL Players and Legends, Get Inspired by Gamechanging Women in Sports, Enjoy an Outdoor Film Screening and More
- May 16, 2022
- Arts and Industries
- Public Programs
Amazon Deforestation Threatens Newly Discovered Fish Species in Brazil

Smithsonian Researcher Helps Discover and Describe Two New Species of Freshwater Fish That Are at Risk of Extinction
- May 16, 2022
- Natural History Museum
- Research News
National Museum of Asian Art Reveals Hidden Stories of Ancient Korean Architecture in New Exhibition

“Once Upon a Roof: Vanished Korean Architecture” Will be on View May 21 Through Oct. 30
- May 12, 2022
- Asian Art Museum
- Exhibitions

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