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Smithsonian’s Free “FUTURES Field Day” Will Turn the National Mall Into a Giant Future of Sports Playing Field May 28

Visitors Can Learn Skills With NFL Players and Legends, Get Inspired by Gamechanging Women in Sports, Enjoy an Outdoor Film Screening and More

National Museum of the American Indian To Dedicate National Native American Veterans Memorial Nov. 11

Ceremony Will Be Part of Weekend-long Event To Honor Native Veterans

National Portrait Gallery Announces Season Four of Its PORTRAITS Podcast

National Portrait Gallery Announces Premiere of “Birthright,” a Live Performance by Artist Maren Hassinger June 25

Long-Awaited Performance Is a Commission of the Portrait Gallery’s “IDENTIFY” series

Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Examines Motherhood in May Public Programming

Museum Resumes In-person Programming This Month After Two-Year Hiatus

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company To Debut Two New Performances as Its National Portrait Gallery Residency Extends for Final Leg

“El Muro/The Wall” Debuts May 17, 18 and 19; “A Tribute to Maya Lin” Debuts Oct. 16, 23 and 30

Smithsonian and Meta Invite Visitors To “Walk on the Moon” in Exclusive New Virtual Reality Experience at the “FUTURES” Exhibition

Installation Will Serve as a Preview To Learning in the Metaverse With Pioneering Immersive Technology Bringing Rarely Seen Archival Materials to Life

Smithsonian Institution, USA Skateboarding and Levitt at the Falls Collaborate To Bring Innoskate Festival to Sioux Falls and Pine Ridge

Innoskate Festival Celebrates and Explores Connections Between Skateboarding, Invention, Music and Creativity

New in May at Smithsonian, Visitors Can Come Outside and Play as “FUTURES Field Day” Takes Over the National Mall Memorial Day Weekend

Plus, a Futuristic Runway Show of Avant-Garde and Emerging Designers Featuring HBO Max’s Legendary and The Hype, Eco-rapper Hila the Killa and More

National Museum of the American Indian Presents “Raven and the Evolution of Glass Artist Preston Singletary” May 7 and 8

Acclaimed Artist Preston Singletary To Discuss His Art During In-person Programs

New Smithsonian Solar-Powered Clean Energy “Recharge Stations” To Debut as Part of “FUTURES” Exhibition

Visitors to the National Mall Can Now Recharge Their Devices, and Themselves, at Eco-Friendly Solar-Powered Installations

Smithsonian’s Craft Show Opens April 20

Juried Fine Craft Show Is Once Again In-Person

March 31, 2022
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Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and National Head Start Association Partner to Reach Children Nationwide About Animals and Conservation

Virtual Zoo Field Trip Series Kicks Off April 7 With Giant Pandas

Red brick building with large windows, spires and manicured landscaping in front.

National Museum of the American Latino Seeks Graduating High School Seniors for 2022 Young Ambassadors Program

Summer Leadership Program Resumes in Washington and 18 Cities Across the Country

New in April at Smithsonian, “Earth Days @ FUTURES” Will Spotlight Bold New Solutions for a Sustainable World

Plus, a Free “Future Fitness Night” Gets Everyone Moving, “Doing Nothing with A.I.” Slows it Down, and More

Women’s E3 Virtual Summit To Recognize African American Women in Arts and Culture

Celebrating 50 Years of Giant Pandas at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Collaboration of Disciplines Across Atlantic Coast Conference Stimulates Creativity and Innovation at Smithsonian Festival

“ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival” Returns to the National Museum of American History

Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents a Series of In-Person and Virtual Programs as Part of the 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival

National Air and Space Museum’s “AirSpace” Launches “QueerSpace” Podcast Limited Series

National Museum of American History Launches the Podcast “Collected: Black Feminism Re-rooted”

Explores Origins of Self-Care and More

February 22, 2022
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Hirshhorn Museum Partners With Laurie Anderson To Present Program Series Inspired by Her Landmark Exhibition

Eight Online and In-Person Public Programs February–July Will Include Artist Talks, Performances and Film Screenings

February 18, 2022
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Smithsonian Presents the Mother Tongue Film Festival, “Through the Past Is the Future”

Seventh Annual Festival Will Be Held Online Feb. 17–March 4

Smithsonian’s New “Cooking Up History” Series Explores How Women Chefs Sustain Their Communities Through Activism and Advocacy

Series Underscores Female Leadership and Changemaking