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Smithsonian Launches “Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past” With a Virtual Forum

Initiative Will Convene Comprehensive Conversations About Race and Racism Through a National Forum, Regional Events and Educational Resources

August 12, 2021
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“Innovations in Flight Family Day” Returns to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

“Dusty Crophopper” To Join Museum’s Collection

Smithsonian’s Craft Show Opens Oct. 27

Juried Fine Craft Show Is Once Again In-Person

July 30, 2021
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Airbus IMAX Reopens at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, July 28

Featuring IMAX Documentary Classics “Blue Planet,” “The Dream Is Alive” and “To Fly!”

Smithsonian American Art Museum Hosts Its First Game Jam as Part of “SAAM Arcade 2021”

Free Week-Long Virtual Event Celebrates Community and Individuality in Gaming

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Presents “Beyond the Mall: Making Matters” June 25–27

Weekend of Virtual Craft Workshops and Creative Conversations

May 24, 2021
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Hirshhorn Introduces Summer Screening Series, “Lost in Place: Voyages in Video,” May 14–Aug. 20

Online Presentation of 11 Contemporary Videos Addresses the Pandemic’s Impact on the Shared Experience of Space, Featuring Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler, Ragnar Kjartansson, Laure Prouvost, Jacolby Satterwhite, and Superflex

National Museum of African American History and Culture Discussion Revisits African Burial Grounds 30 Years Later in May Virtual Programming

Free Conversation Series CULINASIA Explores the Future of Asian Food in America

Hirshhorn Presents Yoko Ono’s “Wish Tree for Washington, DC” for the First Time in a Virtual Activation on Instagram With #WishTreeDC, April 15–30

Open Invitation to the World Begins With Artists, April 15

Virtual Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Chandra Operations Control Center Now Available

National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates National Jazz Appreciation and Poetry Month in April

Virtual Programs Feature a Conversation With the Youngest Original Freedom Rider, COVID-19 and Artists, and a Panel About Gospel Music and Men

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Smithsonian and The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America to Present Women in Preservation Symposium

Three-day Virtual Event Will Celebrate Women and Their Pivotal Role in American Preservation

March 31, 2021
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National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates Earth Day With Its Annual Living Earth Festival

Online Festival Features Native American Business Representatives, Films and Youth Leaders on Sustainability and Innovation in Indigenous Agriculture

Hirshhorn Announces Fourth Season of Free Online Artist Talks, a Series Enjoyed by Over 22,000 Viewers So Far, March 17–May 26

Marking One Year Since Museum Went Virtual, New “Talking to Our Time” Lineup Features Charles Gaines, Catherine Opie and Deana Lawson

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Goes Virtual for 2021

Smithsonian Summer Virtual Adventures Offer Live Learning Experiences for Kids

Kids Can Explore, Discover, Create and Go Behind the Scenes at the Smithsonian—Online

Smithsonian Open Access at One Year: What Have People Created?

February 25, 2021
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival Presents “The Peace Corps at 60 and Beyond: A Towering Task Film Screening & Panel Discussion”

Acting Peace Corps Director Will Join Film Director, Social Entrepreneur and Senior Museum Curator for Panel Discussion

National Museum of African American History and Culture Presents Its First Virtual Symposium “Making African America”

More Than 40 Panelists Include Haitian American Novelist Edwidge Danticat, Multimedia Journalist Felice León, Dominican American Poet and Bestselling Author Elizabeth Acevedo and Award-winning Filmmaker Julie Dash

Smithsonian’s ‘Craft Optimism’ Opens April 24

Online Craft Show Is a Curated, Climate-Conscious Makers’ Market

February 24, 2021
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents a Series of Virtual Programs as Part of the 2021 National Cherry Blossom Festival

Cherry Blossom Family Celebrations Online March 20 to April 11

Smithsonian Presents the Mother Tongue Film Festival, “The Healing Power of Storytelling”

Sixth Annual Festival Will Be Held Online as Free Monthly Screening Series