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National Portrait Gallery Announces “Portrait of a Nation: 2025 Honorees” Exhibition of Never-Before-Seen and Newly Acquired Portraits Opens Dec. 12 December 2, 2025 Portrait Gallery Exhibitions New Acquisitions
Anacostia Community Museum Hosts Weeklong Kwanzaa Celebration December 2, 2025 Anacostia Community Museum Exhibitions Public Programs
Smithsonian Premieres Season 12 of Flagship Podcast “Sidedoor” Listeners Can Explore Historical Mysteries, Scientific Discoveries and More With Smithsonian Experts and Collections November 26, 2025 Public Programs Education News
Native Art Market Brings Indigenous Artisans to Washington for Curated Shopping Experience November 25, 2025 American Indian Museum Public Programs
Filipino American Stories on Migration and Memory Opens in December First Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center Exhibition at the National Museum of American History Explores Stockton’s Little Manila November 24, 2025 Asian Pacific American Center American History Museum Exhibitions
Asian Elephant Is Pregnant at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute $23 Million Campaign Launches To Increase Asian Elephant Conservation Impact November 24, 2025 National Zoo & SCBI Research News
National Museum of Asian Art Opens Moongate Cafe New Walk-In Dining Space on the National Mall Inspired by Traditions and Cultures of Asia November 21, 2025 Asian Art Museum
“Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe” Opens Nov. 25 at the National Museum of the American Indian November 20, 2025 American Indian Museum Exhibitions
More Than 100 Glass Pieces To Go on View at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York November 20, 2025 American Indian Museum Heye Center Exhibitions
Exhibition Reexamines Grandma Moses as a Singular and Complex Figure in American Art “Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work” Explores the Interplay of Creativity and Labor in Shaping the Artist’s Outlook and Practice November 18, 2025 American Art Museum Public Programs
Smithsonian’s Online Native Cinema Showcase Offers a Slate of Free Short Films by Indigenous Filmmakers November 18, 2025 American Indian Museum American Indian Museum Heye Center Public Programs
Smithsonian Store Launches 2025 Holiday Gift Guide Shoppers Can Bring Home the Wonder of the Smithsonian With Meaningful Gifts Inspired by the National Collections November 18, 2025 Smithsonian Enterprises Retail
National Portrait Gallery Honors Jamie Dimon, Temple Grandin, Joy Harjo and Steven Spielberg at the 2025 Portrait of a Nation Gala Gala Commemorates 10th Anniversary of Celebrated Portrait of a Nation Awards November 17, 2025 Portrait Gallery
ZooLights Returns Nov. 21 to Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Open Select Evenings Nov. 21 Through Jan. 3; $9 Tickets Required November 17, 2025 National Zoo & SCBI Public Programs
Litter of Four Cheetah Cubs Are Born at Front Royal Campus, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Virtual Visitors Can Watch the Family on the Cheetah Cub Cam November 15, 2025 Museums and Zoo Exhibitions
National Postal Museum To Host Maynard Sundman Lecture David S. Ball Will Speak on “Astrophilately: Intersection of Space and Postal History” October 9, 2025 Postal Museum Public Programs Education News
National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center Hosts Annual “Air & Scare” Event Oct. 25 October 1, 2025 Air and Space Museum Public Programs
Ancient Giants Hit the Road: Smithsonian’s “Sea Monsters Unearthed” Traveling Exhibition Begins National Tour First Stop Is Turtle Bay Museum in Redding, California, Opening Sept. 27 September 26, 2025 Traveling Exhibition Service Natural History Museum Exhibitions
Smithsonian American Art Museum Debuts Monumental New Commission by Nick Cave in February 2026 “Nick Cave: Mammoth” marks the artist’s first solo exhibition in Washington, D.C. September 25, 2025 American Art Museum Exhibitions
Hispanic Heritage Month Opens with “Corazón y vida: Lowriding Culture” Exhibit and Festival at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History September 25, 2025 American History Museum American Latino Museum Traveling Exhibition Service Exhibitions Public Programs
National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates Ninth Anniversary September 24, 2025
National Museum of Asian Art Announces After-Hours Program To Commemorate Diwali September 23, 2025 Asian Art Museum Public Programs
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