Public Programs

Acknowledges Pioneers in Health and Wellness Including Midwives

Call for Entries Open Through March 29

“Claiming Space: A Symposium on Black Futures—Past, Present, and Potential” Will Take Place Online Jan. 27–29

Plus, Interactive Playback Theater Troupe Verbal Gymnastics Explores Black History Month, Testing Exoskeletons With Harvard Researchers and More

Kids Can Spend the Summer at the Smithsonian—In Person and Online

Plus, Visitors Can Honor MLK Day at a “FUTURES We Dream” Weekend for All Ages, Imagine New Monuments With the Monument Lab, Dive Into Water Solutions and More

Museum Display Will Offer First Look at Behind-the-Scenes Creative Vision Exploring How Film Helps Imagine the Future

First Major Exploration of the Future on the National Mall To Launch With Bill Nye, Pattie Gonia, SHAED, HBO Max’s Legendary, Kal Penn and More

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.

Annual Event Highlights Works by Indigenous Filmmakers From the Western Hemisphere and Arctic

Symposium Explores Hidden Stories of Enslaved Indigenous Peoples

National Museum of American History Looks at Public Memory, Collections and Programs