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    Filipino American Stories on Migration and Memory Opens in December

    First Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center Exhibition at the National Museum of American History Explores Stockton’s Little Manila
    • November 24, 2025
    • Asian Pacific American Center
    • American History Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • Color photograph of a girl in a large white ballgown standing in front of a red car propped up on hydraulic back tires.

    Hispanic Heritage Month Opens with “Corazón y vida: Lowriding Culture” Exhibit and Festival at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History

    • September 25, 2025
    • American History Museum
    • American Latino Museum
    • Traveling Exhibition Service
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    National Museum of American History Opens New Exhibition of the Revolutionary War-Era Gunboat “Philadelphia”

    Visitors Can Follow the Ongoing Conservation Work on an American Treasure
    • August 21, 2025
    • American History Museum
    • Exhibitions
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    Lowrider Exhibitions Set To Cruise Into the Smithsonian

    National Tour Launches Sept. 13 and National Museum of American History Exhibition Opens Sept. 26
    • August 19, 2025
    • American History Museum
    • Traveling Exhibition Service
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    Smithsonian Presents Ava DuVernay With Great Americans Medal

    Signature Honor of the National Museum of American History Recognizes Extraordinary Achievement and Philanthropy in May 8 Ceremony
    • May 7, 2025
    • American History Museum
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    Smithsonian To Present Great Americans Medal to Ava DuVernay

    • April 16, 2025
    • American History Museum
  • “Power of Giving” Symposium Explores Role of Women’s Philanthropy in Shaping the Nation

    Adrienne Arsht, Jacki Zehner, Tuti B. Scott, Jaime Gloshay, Kathleen D. McCarthy and Kabria Baumgartner Among the Featured Thought Leaders
    • March 12, 2025
    • American History Museum
    • Public Programs
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    National Museum of American History

    • February 5, 2025
    • Media Fact Sheet
    • American History Museum
  • Season Two of National Museum of American History’s Podcast “Collected” Spotlights Black Women Musical Artists

    Beyoncé, Ella Fitzgerald and Tina Turner Among Influential Innovators Featured Beginning Jan. 30
    • January 23, 2025
    • American History Museum
  • New Numismatic Rarities on View in “The Value of Money”

    Exhibition Showcases One of the Smithsonian’s Most Treasured Collections
    • December 5, 2024
    • American History Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • National Museum of American History Celebrates 10th Annual Smithsonian Food History Weekend and Gala Oct. 17–19

    Alice Waters To Receive Julia Child Award at Smithsonian Gala Featured Presenters Include José Andrés and Joan Nathan
    • October 16, 2024
    • American History Museum
  • Smithsonian Welcomes Papers of the Late Jerome H. Lemelson

    Papers Documenting Lemelson’s Inventions Join the National Museum of American History’s Archival Collections
    • September 24, 2024
    • American History Museum
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