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Smithsonian Establishes Consortium of Five HBCUs To Support University Museums and Archives

Five-Year Project Includes Internships, Training and a Traveling Exhibition of Artifacts From the Universities’ Collections

Smithsonian Associates Streaming Offers World Art History Certificate Program

Smithsonian and PBS To Provide Free Content to Educators

Collaboration Will Bring Curated Smithsonian Content to PBS LearningMedia for Pre-K–12 Educators

Smithsonian and Putney Student Travel Launch “Smithsonian Student Travel”

Inspiring High School Students To Travel, Learn and Engage

Smithsonian Collaborates With NASA Astronaut Victor Glover

Two Museums Will Help Tell Story of Glover’s Historic First Trip to the ISS

Smithsonian Science Education Center Launches “Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición”

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New Publication Shares Ways for Museums To Be Accessible and Inclusive

Features Case Studies on Digital Interactives From Around the World

October 15, 2020
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Celebrates 50 Years of Its Preeminent Fellowship Program With New Online Resources and Symposium

New Lesson for Students from the National Museum of the American Indian Examines the “Sale” of Manhattan

Peruvian Amazonian Shaman Rose to Power in the Early 20th Century on Promises of Liberation and Immortality

Book by SmithsonianTropical Research Institute Anthropologist Describes Life of the Shaman, Tasorentsi

Smithsonian Latino Center Presents Illustrated Anthology Celebrating Influential Latinos in American History

Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and JumpStart Games Launch “Zoo Guardians” Mobile Game

Build a Zoo, Care for Animals and Help Save Species From Extinction

Smithsonian American Art Museum Announces 2020–2021 Fellowship Appointments and Residencies

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”

Smithsonian and USA TODAY Network Launch Summer Learning Guide

June 30, 2020
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Smithsonian Science Education Center With Support of the World Health Organization Launches New COVID-19 Guide for Youth

Female Space Science Heroes Featured in New Interactive App

April 29, 2020
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Lemelson Center Spark!Lab Launches Virtual Invention Experience

Most Popular Activities From the Hands-On Invention Spaces Are Now Online

April 27, 2020
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Smithsonian Offers Distance-Learning Resources During School Closures

Online Resources Include Activities Tied to National Learning Standards and Support for Teachers and Parents

March 17, 2020
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Smithsonian Announces $12 Million Commitment From Bonnie and Jere Broh-Kahn

March 4, 2020
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Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Free Images for Broader Public Use

Smithsonian Announces $1 Million Gift From the Otto Bremer Trust To Support Community Engagement Project on Implicit Bias

National Air and Space Museum Expands “She Can” STEM Summer Camp to Bentonville, Arkansas

Free Aviation-Focused Camp Aims To Engage Underrepresented Communities

Smithsonian Latino Center Receives Support From Ford Fund for Latino Gallery and Youth Program

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