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Smithsonian’s New “Cooking Up History” Series Explores How Women Chefs Sustain Their Communities Through Activism and Advocacy

Series Underscores Female Leadership and Changemaking
- February 3, 2022
- American History Museum
- Public Programs
Smithsonian Continues Collecting Artifacts From Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

Rally Signs, Photographer’s Protective Vest, Rep. Kim’ s Suit and National Guard Insignia Part of National Museum of American History’s Effort To Document the Day
- January 3, 2022
- American History Museum
- New Acquisitions
Benjamin Franklin’s Pioneering Electrical Work Influenced Today’s Technology

New Smithsonian Display Explores Facets of Franklin’s Legacy
- November 16, 2021
- American History Museum
- Exhibitions
1620 Display at National Museum of American History Asks “Where Do We Begin?”

Objects Challenge Preconceptions of Mayflower Landing and Nation’s Founding Events
- November 4, 2021
- American History Museum
- Exhibitions
National Museum of American History Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Acquisition of Julia Child’s Kitchen With Virtual Events

Toni Tipton-Martin To Receive Julia Child Award From The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts in Front of Child’s Kitchen. Speakers Include Ruth Reichl, Padma Lakshmi, Jamila Robinson and Tiffanie Barriere.
- October 29, 2021
- American History Museum
- Public Programs
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
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
“¡Pleibol!” Slides Into Smithsonian Summer 2021

Exhibition Explores Latina/o Impact Through Baseball Artifacts, Stories and Photos
- June 29, 2021
- American History Museum
- Exhibitions
Warren and Barbara Winiarski To Make $4 Million Bequest to Smithsonian Funding Permanent Position for Curator of Food and Wine History

Caps 25 Years of Support for National Museum of American History’s Food and Wine Programs
- June 7, 2021
- American History Museum
Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center Spotlights Women Inventors in New Bilingual Display and Poster Show

Exhibition Reflects the Central Tenet of the Lemelson Center: Everyone Is Inventive
- May 25, 2021
- American History Museum
- Exhibitions
National Museum of American History Reopens to the Public May 21

New Artifacts On View Include Bob Ross Objects and “Crazy Rich Asians” Gown Spotlight on Women’s History Exhibitions: “Girlhood (It’s Complicated)” and “Picturing Women Inventors”
- May 21, 2021
- American History Museum
- Exhibitions
Smithsonian Collects Objects From First Known U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Effort

Northwell Health Donates Vials, Packaging to National Museum of American History
- March 9, 2021
- American History Museum
- New Acquisitions