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“Innovations in Flight Family Day” Returns to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum “Dusty Crophopper” To Join Museum’s Collection August 3, 2021 Air and Space Museum Public Programs New Acquisitions
Smithsonian American Art Museum Announces New Equity and Diversity Initiative Through the American Art Journal August 2, 2021 American Art Museum
Smithsonian and Emerson Collective Place Young Leaders in Communities Across the Country for Innovative Summer Internships July 30, 2021 Smithsonian Affiliations Education News
Smithsonian’s Craft Show Opens Oct. 27 Juried Fine Craft Show Is Once Again In-Person July 30, 2021 Public Programs
Smithsonian American Art Museum Receives $2.1 Million From the Windgate Foundation Major Gift Establishes an Endowment for Acquiring Artworks by Living Artists and Support for Fellowship Positions July 29, 2021 American Art Museum
Hirshhorn To Wrap Its Building With New Site-Specific Public Artwork by Nicolas Party Artist’s Largest Work to Date, “Draw the Curtain,” Will Debut on the National Mall Sept. 18 While Building’s Envelope Undergoes Repairs July 22, 2021 Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions
Public Invited To Name Black-Footed Ferret Kits at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Voting Will Be Open July 20 to July 25 July 20, 2021 National Zoo & SCBI
Airbus IMAX Reopens at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, July 28 Featuring IMAX Documentary Classics “Blue Planet,” “The Dream Is Alive” and “To Fly!” July 16, 2021 Air and Space Museum Public Programs
Smithsonian To Receive Historic $200 Million Donation From Jeff Bezos Largest Gift Since James Smithson’s Founding of the Smithsonian July 14, 2021 Air and Space Museum
New Smithsonian Film Project “Futures We Dream” To Showcase Uplifting Visions of Eight Communities Across the U.S. Award-Winning Filmmakers to Shine Light on Social Justice with Co-Chairs LL COOL J and Kevin Bright July 12, 2021 Arts and Industries
Smithsonian American Art Museum Hosts Its First Game Jam as Part of “SAAM Arcade 2021” Free Week-Long Virtual Event Celebrates Community and Individuality in Gaming July 9, 2021 American Art Museum Public Programs
National Museum of the American Indian Repatriates Two Objects to the Siksika Nation July 9, 2021 American Indian Museum
National Museum of African Art To Reopen July 16 New Exhibition “Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time” Now Extended to February 2022 July 9, 2021 African Art Museum Exhibitions
Smithsonian Names Ngaire Blankenberg Director of the National Museum of African Art July 6, 2021 African Art Museum Administrative News
National Air and Space Museum Exceeds Halfway Mark of $250 Million “Ignite Tomorrow” Campaign Eight New Galleries Scheduled To Open Fall 2022 July 1, 2021 Air and Space Museum
National Museum of African American History and Culture and Smithsonian Folkways Announce Aug. 20 Release of the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap Featuring Track List Spanning Four Decades of Hip-Hop From Artists Lauryn Hill, Public Enemy, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Many More June 30, 2021 Smithsonian Folkways African American Museum
“¡Pleibol!” Slides Into Smithsonian Summer 2021 Exhibition Explores Latina/o Impact Through Baseball Artifacts, Stories and Photos June 29, 2021 American History Museum Exhibitions
Smithsonian Names Members of the National Museum of the American Latino Board of Trustees June 29, 2021 American Latino Museum Administrative News
Hokusai’s Breathtaking and Rarely Seen Wave Painting Will Go on View When the Freer Gallery of Art Reopens July 16 June 29, 2021 Asian Art Museum Exhibitions
National Air and Space Museum’s 2021 Michael Collins Trophy Awarded to Gene Kranz and the SpaceX Crew Dragon Team June 23, 2021 Air and Space Museum
National Air and Space Museum Receives $1 Million Gift From Flexjet June 21, 2021 Air and Space Museum