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Smithsonian Journeys Exclusive Small Ship Expeditions with Destinations from Pole to Pole
- August 12, 2008
- Smithsonian Journeys
Hirshhorn Museum Presents Recent Acquisitions from the Collection of Count Giuseppe Panza
- August 12, 2008
- Hirshhorn Museum
Architecture for Humanity Selected as Design Patron Award Winner in Cooper-Hewitt’s Ninth Annual National Design Awards
- August 11, 2008
- Cooper Hewitt
National Tour of “Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum” Features Midcentury Paintings and Sculpture
- August 11, 2008
- American Art Museum
Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Send Ads to Bluetooth Phones
- August 7, 2008
- Asian Art Museum
- Asian Art Museum
The New Sant Ocean Hall Opens Sept. 27 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
- August 7, 2008
- Natural History Museum
The Drivers of Tropical Deforestation Are Changing, Say Scientists
- August 5, 2008
- Tropical Research Institute
National Museum of American Indian Releases CD of Contemporary Native Music
- July 24, 2008
- American Indian Museum
Eldredge Bermingham Is Named Director Of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- July 18, 2008
- Tropical Research Institute
New Natural History Exhibition Reveals The Impact of Soil on All Life on Earth
- July 17, 2008
- Natural History Museum
Smithsonian Wants to Believe! National Museum of American History Acquires X-Files Collection
- July 16, 2008
- American History Museum
Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art Acquires Records of Thread Waxing Space and Photographic Archive of Colin de Land
- July 16, 2008
- Archives of American Art
- New Acquisitions
The National Portrait Gallery Presents “One Life: The Mask of Lincoln” in Celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th Anniversary
- July 16, 2008
- Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian Issues Request for Qualifications for Architectural Firm to Design New Museum
- July 10, 2008
- African American Museum
Smithsonian Celebrates the Imagination of Jim Henson Through a “Fantastic” Exhibition and Public Programs
- July 7, 2008
- Traveling Exhibition Service
- Traveling Exhibition Service
Smithsonian Coral Biodiversity Survey of Panama’s Pearl Islands
- July 3, 2008
- Tropical Research Institute
Smithsonian Inaugurates Landscape Study of Tropical Forest Ecosystem Services
- July 3, 2008
- Tropical Research Institute
Mysterious Crystal Skull on Exhibit for the First Time at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
- July 2, 2008
- Smithsonian Channel
- Natural History Museum
New Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Celebrates American Graphic Art Tradition of Hatch Show Print
- June 27, 2008
- Traveling Exhibition Service
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Brings Filipino American History to Life
- June 27, 2008
- Traveling Exhibition Service
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Ocean Hall Receives $15 Million Endowment
- June 26, 2008
- Natural History Museum
Smithsonian Young Benefactors Polo Cup Returns to the National Mall

Featuring Celebrity Host John Walsh and Professional Argentinean Polo Player Nacho Figueras
- June 26, 2008
- Smithsonian Associates
Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival Celebrates 50th Anniversary of NASA
- June 25, 2008
- Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Smithsonian Institution Presents 42nd Annual Folklife Festival
- June 25, 2008
- Folklife and Cultural Heritage

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