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    “Law & Order SVU” Threads of Justice Find a Place at the Smithsonian

    National Museum of American History Collects TV’s Capt. Olivia Benson Costume
    • September 9, 2024
    • American History Museum
    • New Acquisitions
  • New Donations to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History

    Objects From Titanic, “HAIR,” Sports Achievements and Computing, Electricity and Recycling Innovations Added to Collections
    • September 3, 2024
    • American History Museum
    • New Acquisitions
  • D.C. Community Clinic Objects Highlight Philanthropy in Smithsonian Exhibition

    National Museum of American History Adds Latino Response to Health-Care Needs to “Giving in America” Exhibition
    • August 14, 2024
    • American History Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • Smithsonian’s “Forensic Science on Trial” Exhibition Explores What Happens When Science Enters the Courtroom

    Crimes and Science Across 150 Years of History On View June 28
    • June 27, 2024
    • American History Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • National Museum of American History Acquires Gold Pocket Watch Owned by Philanthropist and Businessman Julius Rosenwald

    • May 1, 2024
    • American History Museum
    • New Acquisitions
  • National Museum of American History Acquires Marcella Hazan Culinary Tools

    2024 Marks the Centennial of Influential Chef Who Taught America To Cook Italian
    • April 15, 2024
    • American History Museum
    • New Acquisitions
  • “Zen and the Open Road” To Feature Most Famous Forgotten Motorcycle

    On View in the National Museum of American History’s Transportation Gallery
    • April 9, 2024
    • American History Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • Smithsonian and Americana Music Foundation Release “Roots to Pop” Series

    Series Spotlights Taj Mahal With Allison Russell, Flaco Jiménez With Max Baca, Rhiannon Giddens, The Blind Boys of Alabama with Ruthie Foster
    • March 20, 2024
    • American History Museum
    • Public Programs
  • Smithsonian Sports Invention Exhibition Will Have People Rethinking Their Game

    “Change Your Game”/“Cambia tu juego” Opens March 15 at the National Museum of American History
    • March 11, 2024
    • American History Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • Smithsonian Hosts Annual Day of Remembrance Program

    “Memory and the Nation” Program Will Feature a Panel Discussion
    • February 13, 2024
    • Asian Pacific American Center
    • American History Museum
    • Public Programs
  • National Museum of American History Receives Gift From Americana Corner To Support Gunboat Philadelphia Preservation

    Revolutionary War-Era Artifact at Center of Museum’s Celebration of the Nation’s 250th Anniversary
    • January 31, 2024
    • American History Museum
  • National Museum of American History Receives Save America’s Treasures Grant

    Funding Will Preserve the Revolutionary War-Era Gunboat Philadelphia
    • January 31, 2024
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