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"¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now" Unites Historic Civil Rights-Era Prints With Works by Contemporary Graphic Artists
Features More Than 100 Artworks From the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Leading Latinx Collection
11.17.2020
American Art Museum Exhibitions
woman at a desk with group of men standing behind her.

Tillie Lewis and brokers, 1945

Courtesy of Haggin Museum

Even Though the Room Is Full, They Are “The Only One in the Room”
Eight Women Achievers Across Three Centuries Featured in Smithsonian Exhibit
11.13.2020
American History Museum Exhibitions
Astronaut Victor Glover

NASA photo

Smithsonian Collaborates With NASA Astronaut Victor Glover
Two Museums Will Help Tell Story of Glover’s Historic First Trip to the ISS
11.12.2020
Air and Space Museum Exhibitions Education News
Bright red sculpture "Marker"

Marker by Rania Hassan, courtesy of Golden Triangle BID

Smithsonian and Golden Triangle Expand Women’s History Initiative Into the Streets of Washington, D.C.
10.28.2020
Exhibitions
Kobe Bryant Jersey

Collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, gift of Kobe Bryant

Honoring Kobe Bryant: Bryant’s Lakers Jersey Is Now on Display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
10.19.2020
African American Museum Exhibitions
Anthony Rendon's YMCA baseball card (young boy posing with bat)

National Museum of American History

Opening Day for “¡Pleibol!” To Coincide With MLB 2021 Season
New Book, Exhibition Will Explore Baseball’s Impact Through Artifacts, Stories and Photos
10.08.2020
American History Museum Exhibitions
Installation view of sculpture by Lauren Fensterstock

Lauren Fensterstock

Smithsonian American Art Museum Explores the Relationship Between Art and Nature in a New Exhibition at Its Renwick Gallery
“Forces of Nature: Renwick Invitational 2020” Opens Oct. 16
10.08.2020
Renwick Gallery Exhibitions
Girlhood Exhibition

"Girlhood (It's Complicated)" Exhibition

“Girlhood (It’s Complicated)” Opens at National Museum of American History
Museum Amplifies Role of Girls in History During 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage
10.02.2020
American History Museum Exhibitions
animated image of previous winners
National Portrait Gallery Announces Call for Entries for Sixth Triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
Selected Artworks Will Be Exhibited in Major Exhibition and Tour
10.01.2020
Portrait Gallery Exhibitions
Composite photo of three video stills
Hirshhorn Museum Has Announced First Online Exhibition “In the Beginning: Media Art and History” Oct. 1
Hirshhorn Continues Its Commitment to New Media and Video Art Since 2005 Launch of Black Box
09.29.2020
Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions
Black and white photo of Eleanor Roosevelt

“Eleanor Roosevelt” by Yousuf Karsh, gelatin silver print, 1944. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Gift of Estrellita Karsh, in memory of Yousuf Karsh. Copyright: Estate of Yousuf Karsh.

National Portrait Gallery Presents Major Exhibition “Every Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States”
09.29.2020
Portrait Gallery Exhibitions
Cover of Green Book 1940
New Smithsonian Exhibition Explores “The Green Book”
Opens Oct. 3 at Historic “Green Book” Site, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis
09.23.2020
Traveling Exhibition Service Exhibitions

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