Smithsonian Presents

The Smithsonian in 3‑D

Our 3-D digitization team
captures old and new,
big and small,
dead and alive.

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Smithsonian Associates

Interactive Debate

Paine v. Chalmers:
Was Declaring Independence
Common Sense?

Tuesday, June 4, 6:45 p.m

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Smithsonian presents

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May 2013

Celebrate our nation’s diverse cultural heritage at the Smithsonian.

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SMITHSONIAN Science

Are these six
plant invaders in
your garden?

See the top invasives and suggested native stand-ins »

Can you get all 5?

From torture at the post office to unkind gods and pitiless monsters, this quiz is teeming with the cruelest things from around the Smithsonian.

national air and space museum presents

the exploring space lecture series

Extraordinary Voyages:
50 Years of Exploration

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Smithsonian Snapshot

Yankee Stadium Ticket Booth, 1923

This ticket booth was an original part of the “The House that Ruth Built.”

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