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Biodiversity May Limit Invasions: Lessons From Lizards on Panama Canal Islands August 7, 2020 Tropical Research Institute Research News
National Air and Space Museum Collects Delivery Drone From Alphabet’s Wing Commercial Delivery Aircraft Adds to Collection of “Firsts” at Smithsonian August 7, 2020 Air and Space Museum New Acquisitions
National Museum of the American Indian To Host Virtual Ceremony To Mark Completion of the National Native American Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony and Procession To Be Rescheduled August 4, 2020 American Indian Museum Public Programs
Smithsonian, Library of Congress and National Archives Are Counting Down to the Suffrage Centennial With #19SuffrageStories Joint Social Media Campaign Will Share Lesser-Known Stories in the Fight for Women’s Suffrage August 3, 2020 Public Programs
Hirshhorn’s ARTLAB Will Keep Go-Go Crankin’ All Summer With “Respect Her Crank!” Online Teen Internship and Public Program Series, July 31–Aug. 21 July 31, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum Public Programs
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Annual Video Game Festival “SAAM Arcade” Launches Online Free Two-Day Virtual Program Highlights Women’s Narratives and Contributions to the Video Games Industry July 29, 2020 American Art Museum Public Programs
Hirshhorn Announces Acquisition of Major Outdoor Sculptures by Huma Bhabha and Sterling Ruby Introduction of Two Contemporary Artists to the Sculpture Garden Expands Collection, Anticipates Reopening and Eventual Revitalization July 24, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum New Acquisitions
Lightning Strikes More Than 100 Million Times Per Year in the Tropics July 21, 2020 Tropical Research Institute Research News
Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Udvar-Hazy Center To Reopen July 24 With New Safety Measures All Other Smithsonian Museums Remain Temporarily Closed July 20, 2020 Administrative News
Smithsonian’s National Zoo Welcomes Two New Bison Howard University and Gallaudet University Communities Name Bison July 17, 2020 National Zoo & SCBI New Acquisitions
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Names Bradford Grant as Museum’s New Instagram-Artist-in-Residence July 16, 2020
Scientists Discover How Deep-Sea, Ultra-Black Fish Disappear Ultra-Black Fish Skin Absorbs More Than 99.5% of Light in a New, Extremely Efficient Way, a Discovery That May Advance High-Tech Optical and Camouflage Technology July 16, 2020 Natural History Museum Research News
Smithsonian American Art Museum Announces 2020–2021 Fellowship Appointments and Residencies July 13, 2020 American Art Museum Education News
Linda Kim Awarded the 32nd Annual Eldredge Prize for Her Book “Race Experts: Sculpture, Anthropology, and the American Public in Malvina Hoffman’s Races of Mankind” July 10, 2020 American Art Museum Education News
Anacostia Community Museum Launches “Inspiration/Action Tuesdays” The Initiative Will Expand on the Take “Time Thursdays” Virtual Program July 7, 2020 Anacostia Community Museum Public Programs
Hirshhorn and Art Production Fund To Present Nancy Baker Cahill’s “Liberty Bell” on the National Mall Starting July 4 Augmented-Reality Public Art Project Will Be Presented Simultaneously in Six Cities Across the United States July 4, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum Public Programs
National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center Announces Roof-Reconstruction Project June 26, 2020 Air and Space Museum Exhibitions Administrative News
Smithsonian Associates Streaming Announces 91 New Virtual Programs June 25, 2020 Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
Artist Arthur Jafa’s Renowned “Love is the Message, The Message is Death” To Be Streamed Continuously Online for the First Time, June 26–28 Co-Presented by the Hirshhorn Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum June 24, 2020 American Art Museum Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions Public Programs