Public Programs

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Archives of American Art Announces New Podcast Series Showcasing Its Oral History Collection

Season Four of “ARTiculated” Premieres Dec. 3

Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art Hosts Holiday Marketplace

Event Features Educational Artisans From the African Diaspora To Celebrate Museum’s 60th Anniversary

Smithsonian Announces National Conversation on Race

Program Will Be Held in San Antonio Dec. 3–14

November 20, 2024
Public Programs

National Air and Space Museum To Present “Air and Space After Hours: Innovating Galleries” Dec. 12

National Postal Museum To Host Maynard Sundman Lecture

John M. Hotchner Will Speak on “A Life in Philately”

November 7, 2024
Postal Museum
Public Programs

Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Offers Veterans Day Specials at Its Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

November 6, 2024
Public Programs

Online Native Cinema Showcase Highlights Indigenous Cinema of the Western Hemisphere and Arctic

October 31, 2024
Public Programs

Hirshhorn To Open Art-Making Studio Offering Free All-Ages Experiential Curriculum Oct. 30

Hirshhorn Art School Builds on Museum’s ARTLAB, the Groundbreaking Teen Technology Program Founded in 2011

Native American women warriors

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month at the Smithsonian

October 23, 2024
Exhibitions
Public Programs

National Portrait Gallery Premieres Season Six of PORTRAITS Podcast

National Museum of Asian Art Announces an Asia After Dark Program To Commemorate Diwali

Giant Pandas Arrive at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute From China

Bao Li and Qing Bao Will Make Their Public Debut Jan. 24, 2025

ZooLights Returns Nov. 22 to Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Open Select Evenings Nov. 22 Through Jan. 4; $6 Tickets Required

National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center Hosts Annual “Air & Scare” Event Oct. 26

Smithsonian Associates Presents “Bobby Flay: Chapter One”

September 19, 2024
Public Programs

Graphic of a man painting on a bill of money, looking through a microscope.

Smithsonian Launches Season 11 of Flagship Podcast “Sidedoor”

Listeners Can Explore Lesser-Known Smithsonian Stories

September 18, 2024
Public Programs
Education News

Smithsonian Kicks Off Its Next National Conversation on Race in Chicago

September 16, 2024
Public Programs

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With the Smithsonian

September 13, 2024
Public Programs

National Museum of the American Latino Reveals New Brand

Anacostia Community Museum Hosts “A Night at the Museum”

’90s-Themed Program for Visitors 21+ To Celebrate Museum’s 57th Anniversary

Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Announces Fall Lectures at Its Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

National Museum of Asian Art Announces Its 2024 Chuseok Family Festival

September 3, 2024
Asian Art Museum
Public Programs

National Museum of African Art Hosts Teaching Africa Day

Ninth Annual Daytime Event Focuses on “Storytelling Through the Ages: Past, Present, and Future”

National Portrait Gallery Announces Teen Portrait Competition Timed With Museum’s “The Outwin 2025: American Portraiture Today” Exhibition

Call for Entries Opens Sept. 15–Dec. 23

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