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  • Innovative Technology Aims To Boost Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Efforts

    Smithsonian Leads Groundbreaking Research To Track and Monitor One of North America’s Most Endangered Mammals
    • January 28, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Research News
  • Hirshhorn Acquires 175 Artworks, Expanding the Full Breadth of Modern and Contemporary Art in Its 50th Year

    2024 Additions Include Works by More Than 60 Rising and Canonical Artists Including Laurie Anderson, Theaster Gates, Nancy Holt, Rashid Johnson, Mika Rottenberg and Dread Scott
    • January 27, 2025
    • Hirshhorn Museum
    • New Acquisitions
  • hite and black furry panda bear leans over wood beam in outdoor enclosure.

    Two New Giant Pandas Debut at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

    Celebration Continues With “District of Panda Party” and Release of Limited-Edition Giant Panda M&M’S
    • January 24, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
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  • Season Two of National Museum of American History’s Podcast “Collected” Spotlights Black Women Musical Artists

    Beyoncé, Ella Fitzgerald and Tina Turner Among Influential Innovators Featured Beginning Jan. 30
    • January 23, 2025
    • American History Museum
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates Black History Month

    • January 22, 2025
    • African American Museum
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  • Bornean Orangutan Dies at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

    • January 22, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
  • Smithsonian Summer Camp logo.

    Smithsonian Associates Hosts Smithsonian Summer Camp

    • January 13, 2025
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  • Man in black suit and red tie sits at a dark wooden desk in the Oval Office.

    National Portrait Gallery To Install Photograph of President-elect Donald J. Trump Before Inauguration

    • January 13, 2025
    • Portrait Gallery
    • Exhibitions
  • hite and black furry panda bear leans over wood beam in outdoor enclosure.

    Giant Pandas Will Make Their Public Debut Jan. 24 at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

    • January 10, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Public Programs
  • Solstice Saturday on the Mall

    Most Smithsonian Museums in Washington To Close on Inauguration Day

    Closing the Museums Will Reduce Congestion on the National Mall; National Zoo and Anacostia Community Museum Will Be Open
    • January 6, 2025
    • Administrative News
  • Smithsonian Associates Celebrates 60 Years of Lifelong Learning

    • January 2, 2025
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  • National Museum of Asian Art Announces Its 2025 Lunar New Year Market

    • December 19, 2024
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  • National Museum of African American History and Culture Opens International Traveling Exhibition Dec. 13

    Exhibition Invites Visitors on a Journey of Collective Healing While Exploring the Enduring History of Slavery and Colonialism
    • December 10, 2024
    • African American Museum
    • Exhibitions
  • Celebrate Kwanzaa at the Anacostia Community Museum

    Daily Programs and Newly Digitized Photos Mark the Museum’s Holiday Offerings
    • December 10, 2024
    • Anacostia Community Museum
    • Public Programs
  • Smithsonian Highlights the Experiences and Impact of Japanese War Brides in New Traveling Exhibition

    “Japanese War Brides: Across a Wide Divide” Begins National Tour Dec. 14 at Irving Archives and Museum in Irving, Texas
    • December 10, 2024
    • Traveling Exhibition Service
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  • New Numismatic Rarities on View in “The Value of Money”

    Exhibition Showcases One of the Smithsonian’s Most Treasured Collections
    • December 5, 2024
    • American History Museum
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  • National Museum of African Art Opens Exhibition by Artist Tsedaye Makonnen

    • December 5, 2024
    • African Art Museum
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  • Smithsonian Announces Museum-Inspired Gifts for the Holidays

    • December 3, 2024
  • Archives of American Art Announces New Podcast Series Showcasing Its Oral History Collection

    Season Four of “ARTiculated” Premieres Dec. 3
    • December 2, 2024
    • Archives of American Art
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  • Gray, sandy crevice in the shape of a left foot with a small white ruler nearby.

    Fossil Footprints Reveal That Two Early Human Relatives Lived on the Same Landscape 1.5 Million Years Ago

    Analysis of Other Fossil Footprint Sites Shows That the Two Species Repeatedly Visited Lake Margin Habitats for Up to 200,000 Years
    • November 28, 2024
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  • Prime Video, Smithsonian, NFL Inspire Change, and Boys and Girls Clubs of America Launch Partnership to Help More Children Access Books

    TNF for Good campaign to be featured during Black Friday Football’s Las Vegas Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs match-up
    • November 27, 2024
    • Education News
  • Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art Hosts Holiday Marketplace

    Event Features Educational Artisans From the African Diaspora To Celebrate Museum’s 60th Anniversary
    • November 26, 2024
    • African Art Museum
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  • Smithsonian Names John K. Lapiana Director and Heran Sereke-Brhan Deputy Director of the National Museum of African Art

    • November 25, 2024
    • African Art Museum
    • Administrative News
  • Smithsonian Announces National Conversation on Race

    Program Will Be Held in San Antonio Dec. 3–14
    • November 20, 2024
    • Public Programs
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