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  • Justice Stephen Breyer Discusses the Supreme Court and Politics at Smithsonian Associates Event

    • September 9, 2021
    • Smithsonian Associates
    • Public Programs
  • New Augmented-Reality Experience Spotlights Human Connection to the Oceans

    “Critical Distance” Will Open Sept. 29
    • September 8, 2021
    • Natural History Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • National Portrait Gallery Presents “Block by Block: Naming Washington”

    Exhibition Explores the People Represented by Washington, D.C.’s Streets and Public Spaces
    • September 7, 2021
    • Portrait Gallery
    • Exhibitions
  • Smithsonian Commemorates Sept. 11 20th Anniversary as an Evolving Legacy

    National Museum of American History Looks at Public Memory, Collections and Programs
    • September 7, 2021
    • American History Museum
    • Public Programs
    • New Acquisitions
  • Cooper Hewitt Announces Winners of the 2021 National Design Awards and National Design Month Programming

    • September 1, 2021
    • Cooper Hewitt
    • Public Programs
  • Smithsonian To Host First Annual Educator’s Day

    Free Virtual Conference Will Feature More Than 30 Sessions for Pre-K–12 Teachers
    • August 30, 2021
    • Education News
  • Study Reveals Evidence Mercury’s Mantle Goes With the Flow

    New Paper Published by Smithsonian Scientist Tom Watters
    • August 30, 2021
    • Air and Space Museum
    • Research News
  • Smithsonian To Display Emmett Till Historical Marker

    National Museum of American History Addresses Anti-Black Violence Through Defaced Sign
    • August 27, 2021
    • American History Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • Smithsonian Craft Show Goes Virtual Once Again in 2021

    • August 26, 2021
    • Public Programs
  • NMAAHC

    National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

    • August 25, 2021
    • African American Museum
    • Exhibitions
    • Public Programs
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    Smithsonian Names Two Additional Members of the National Museum of the American Latino Board of Trustees

    • August 24, 2021
    • American Latino Museum
    • Administrative News
  • Interstellar Comets Like Borisov May Not Be All That Rare

    Astronomers Calculate That the Oort Cloud May Be Home to More Visiting Objects Than Objects That Belong to Earth’s Solar System
    • August 23, 2021
    • Astrophysical Observatory
    • Research News
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    Smithsonian Names Members of the American Women’s History Museum Advisory Council

    • August 20, 2021
    • Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
    • Administrative News
  • Similar to Human Babies, This Bat Species Learns to Communicate Through Babbling and Vocal Imitation

    Long-Term Monitoring of the Bat Species Saccopteryx bilineata in Their Natural Setting Revealed That Pups Display Babbling Behavior Strikingly Similar to That of Human Infants
    • August 19, 2021
    • Tropical Research Institute
    • Research News
  • Sharing the Love Helps Male Acorn Woodpeckers Father More Chicks

    Males in Polygamous Breeding Groups With One or Two Other Male Woodpeckers Sire Significantly More Chicks Over Their Lifetimes
    • August 17, 2021
    • Natural History Museum
    • Research News
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum Acquires Extraordinary Early Photography Collection From Larry J. West

    Collection Includes Rare Images From the First African American Studios
    • August 17, 2021
    • American Art Museum
    • New Acquisitions
  • Hirshhorn To Present Groundbreaking Artist Laurie Anderson’s Largest US Exhibition to Date

    “Laurie Anderson: The Weather” Presents Pioneering, Large-Scale Multimedia Works From 1970s to Present, Opening Sept. 24
    • August 13, 2021
    • Hirshhorn Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • Two Scimitar-Horned Oryx Calves Born as Result of Artificial Insemination at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

    Application of Cattle Estrus Synchronization Protocol Proves Promising for Long-Term Oryx Population Management
    • August 12, 2021
    • National Zoo & SCBI
  • Smithsonian Launches “Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past” With a Virtual Forum

    Initiative Will Convene Comprehensive Conversations About Race and Racism Through a National Forum, Regional Events and Educational Resources
    • August 12, 2021
    • Public Programs
  • Cooper Hewitt to Present Largest-Ever Retrospective on Graphic Design Pioneer E. McKnight Kauffer

    "Underground Modernist: E. McKnight Kauffer" on View Sept. 10 to April 10, 2022
    • August 11, 2021
    • Cooper Hewitt
    • Exhibitions
  • Hirshhorn To Present North American Premiere of “Toyin Ojih Odutola: A Countervailing Theory”

    Opening Nov. 19, Presentation Marks the Artist’s First Major Museum Exhibition in the US
    • August 5, 2021
    • Hirshhorn Museum
    • Exhibitions
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    Smithsonian Science Education Center, With Support of the World Health Organization, Launches Vaccine Guide for Youth

    • August 5, 2021
    • Smithsonian Science Education Center
    • Education News
  • Anacostia Community Museum Reopens Aug. 6

    In-gallery Exhibition “Food for the People: Eating & Activism in Greater Washington” Is Featured
    • August 4, 2021
    • Anacostia Community Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • Cooper Hewitt's Interaction Lab Launches Seven Prototypes to Experience the Smithsonian Open Access Collection

    • August 3, 2021
    • Cooper Hewitt
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