Public Programs

Media resources for our public programs. See our Event Calendar for all of our public programs.

Smithsonian Associates Kicks off the Holiday Season With In-Person and Livestreamed Programs

Online Native Cinema Showcase Brings Indigenous Films to Audiences Worldwide

Curated Selection of 35 Films From Across the Western Hemisphere and the Arctic Offer Enjoyment for the Whole Family

National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center Turns 20

Museum To Host Anniversary Celebration Dec. 2

Military and Culture Programs Take the Spotlight in November at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Public Can Help Name Orchard Oriole Chicks at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Zoo Partners With Maryland Governor Wes Moore To Name Orchard Oriole and Baltimore Oriole Chicks

National Portrait Gallery to Premiere Season Five of Its PORTRAITS Podcast

ZooLights Returns Nov. 24 to Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Open Select Evenings Nov. 24 Through Dec. 30; Paid Tickets Required

Afrofuturism and HBCUs Highlight October Programming at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center Hosts Annual “Air & Scare” Event Oct. 28

National Portrait Gallery Announces Jurors and Call for Entries for Next Triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition

Selected Artworks Will Be Exhibited in Major Exhibition and Tour

Caitlin Meehye Beach Awarded the 35th Annual Eldredge Prize for Her Book “Sculpture at the Ends of Slavery”

Smithsonian Examines Philanthropy at a Symposium and in an Exhibit

National Museum of American History Hosts “Power of Giving” Symposium on Philanthropy’s Role in Social Justice and Adds New Stories to “Giving in America” Exhibit

National Portrait Gallery Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and Día de Los Muertos

September 13, 2023
Portrait Gallery
Public Programs

Smithsonian Launches 10th Season of Its Flagship “Sidedoor” Podcast

The 'Gentle Anarchy' of the Muppets

September 13, 2023
Public Programs

Boo at the Zoo Returns Oct. 20, 21 and 22 at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Smithsonian’s National Zoo Hosts Panda Palooza: A Giant Farewell, Sept. 23 to Oct. 1

Giant Pandas Will Return to China by Early December

National Postal Museum To Host Maynard Sundman Lecture

Cheryl Ganz To Speak on “U.S. Zeppelin Postage Stamps”

August 24, 2023
Postal Museum
Public Programs

Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Announces Fall Lectures

Cooper Hewitt Announces 2023 National Design Award Winners

August 15, 2023
Cooper Hewitt
Public Programs

Recipients of the Archives of American Art Medal and the Lawrence A. Fleischman Award Announced

Smithsonian Magazine Announces “There’s More to That,” a New Podcast in Partnership With PRX

Smithsonian Associates Presents “Anderson Cooper on the Astors: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune” in Person

Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Launches “AeroEspacial” Podcast Limited Series

National Museum of the American Indian Presents the Best in Indigenous Film in the Native Cinema Showcase in Santa Fe

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