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National Museum of African American History and Culture Announces New Exhibition Exploring the Legacy and Impact of Mary McLeod Bethune “Forces for Change” Opens Friday, July 19 July 19, 2024 African American Museum Exhibitions
Celestial Imagery from the Chanda X-ray Observatory to Appear in Six Metro Stations July 18, 2024 Astrophysical Observatory Public Programs
National Portrait Gallery and the Archives of American Art Present “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” On View Oct. 18–July 6, 2025 July 11, 2024 Archives of American Art Portrait Gallery Exhibitions
National Museum of the American Latino Kicks Off Annual Community-Conscious Leadership Practicum July 10, 2024 American Latino Museum Public Programs
National Portrait Gallery Names Diana Movius Its Next Choreographer-in-Residence July 9, 2024 Portrait Gallery Administrative News
Restored Oyster Sanctuaries Host More Marine Life Sanctuaries in Chesapeake Shelter Higher Oyster Populations and More Marine Life—Including Parasites—Than Nearby Harvest Areas July 9, 2024 Environmental Research Center Research News
National Portrait Gallery Acquires Earliest Known Photograph of a US First Lady c. 1846 Daguerreotype of Dolley Madison Joins First Known Photograph of US President July 1, 2024 Portrait Gallery New Acquisitions
Media Alert: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Continues June 29 to July 1 on National Mall June 28, 2024 Folklife and Cultural Heritage American Indian Museum Public Programs
Smithsonian’s “Forensic Science on Trial” Exhibition Explores What Happens When Science Enters the Courtroom Crimes and Science Across 150 Years of History On View June 28 June 27, 2024 American History Museum Exhibitions
Smithsonian American Art Museum Hosts 11th Annual SAAM Arcade 2024 Popular Free Public Event Highlights Innovative Video Games That Explore Travel and Adventure June 27, 2024 American Art Museum Public Programs
After 20 Years, Ancestor Rock, Kānepō, To Return Home to Hawaiʻi Kānepō Has Been at the National Museum of the American Indian Since 2004 June 21, 2024 American Indian Museum
National Museum of Asian Art Presents “An Epic of Kings: The Great Mongol Shahnama” Reuniting More Than 20 Folios From a Dispersed Masterpiece of a Medieval Persian Manuscript—Nearly 700 Years Old June 17, 2024 Asian Art Museum Exhibitions
National Museum of African American History and Culture Acquires Largest Collection of Charleston Slave Badges New Collection Available To View Online at the Searchable Museum June 17, 2024 African American Museum New Acquisitions
Rising Carbon Dioxide May Be Diluting Plant Nutrients, Threatening Herbivores Nutrient Dilution Could Be an Underappreciated Driver of Biodiversity Loss June 13, 2024 National Zoo & SCBI Research News
National Portrait Gallery Announces “This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance” On view July 12–April 20, 2025 June 11, 2024 Portrait Gallery Exhibitions
Smithsonian Announces Endowment of the Smithsonian Science Education Center Director June 11, 2024 Smithsonian Science Education Center Administrative News
National Museum of African Art Presents “Bruce Onobrakpeya: The Mask and the Cross” Highlights Celebrated Printmaker and His Legacy in Nigeria June 7, 2024 African Art Museum Exhibitions
National Postal Museum Will Host Guest Artist Program Renowned Stamp Artist Katie Kirk To Participate in Five Free Events June 3, 2024 Postal Museum Public Programs
‘Life in the Ocean Touches Everyone’: U.S. Rolls Out First National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy Strategy Calls for Evidence-Based Protections, Stronger Information Pipeline and Greater Attention to Local and Indigenous Knowledge June 3, 2024 Environmental Research Center
TEMPO Air Quality Data Now Publicly Available Valuable Air Quality Collected by the TEMPO Mission Now Being Released to the Public May 31, 2024 Astrophysical Observatory Research News
National Museum of African American History and Culture To Display Space Devoted to Black Design May 30, 2024 African American Museum Exhibitions
Two New Giant Pandas Coming to Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute From China by End of the Year New 10-Year Research and Breeding Agreement Signed May 29, 2024 National Zoo & SCBI Research News New Acquisitions
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Program To Highlight the Living Traditions of Indigenous Peoples of the Western Hemisphere 2024 Program Celebrates the National Museum of the American Indian May 28, 2024 Folklife and Cultural Heritage American Indian Museum Public Programs