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National Museum of American History Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Acquisition of Julia Child’s Kitchen With Virtual Events
Toni Tipton-Martin To Receive Julia Child Award From The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts in Front of Child’s Kitchen. Speakers Include Ruth Reichl, Padma Lakshmi, Jamila Robinson and Tiffanie Barriere.
10.29.2021
American History Museum Public Programs
Kids in Halloween costumes

A family of great looking robots enjoy Air & Scare at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

“Air & Scare” Returns to the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center
10.07.2021
Air and Space Museum Public Programs
Native Cinema Showcase
Native Cinema Showcase Returns as a Virtual Program With Messages of Strength and Resilience
Annual Event Highlights Works by Indigenous Filmmakers From the Western Hemisphere and Arctic
10.06.2021
American Indian Museum Public Programs
Illustration of three elephants standing in a city
Smithsonian Launches Season Seven of Sidedoor Podcast
10.06.2021
Public Programs
Smithsonian Associates Streaming
Stanley Tucci Joins Ina Garten To Discuss His New Book Taste: My Life Through Food at a Smithsonian Associates Streaming Event
09.21.2021
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
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Miguel A. Gandert, Linda Elena, Talpa, NM, 1995, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.20.6, © 1995, Miguel Gandert

Smithsonian To Host the Virtual Symposium “The Other Slavery” Sept. 24–27
Symposium Explores Hidden Stories of Enslaved Indigenous Peoples
09.09.2021
American Indian Museum Public Programs
Stephen Breyer

Justice Stephen Breyer

Justice Stephen Breyer Discusses the Supreme Court and Politics at Smithsonian Associates Event
09.09.2021
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
Pentagon fire truck panel

This panel was part of Foam Truck 161 operated by the Fort Myer Fire and Emergency Services Division, Pentagon Station. 
 

Smithsonian Commemorates Sept. 11 20th Anniversary as an Evolving Legacy
National Museum of American History Looks at Public Memory, Collections and Programs
09.07.2021
American History Museum Public Programs New Acquisitions
National Design Awards
Cooper Hewitt Announces Winners of the 2021 National Design Awards and National Design Month Programming
09.01.2021
Cooper Hewitt Public Programs
Smithsonian Craft Show
Smithsonian Craft Show Goes Virtual Once Again in 2021
08.26.2021
Public Programs
National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall
National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
08.25.2021
African American Museum Exhibitions Public Programs
Our Shared Future: Reckoning with our racial past
Smithsonian Launches “Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past” With a Virtual Forum
Initiative Will Convene Comprehensive Conversations About Race and Racism Through a National Forum, Regional Events and Educational Resources
08.12.2021
Public Programs
Plane midair

Air Tractor AT-301/400A "Dusty Crophopper." Credit: Eric Dumigan Photography

“Innovations in Flight Family Day” Returns to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
“Dusty Crophopper” To Join Museum’s Collection
08.03.2021
Air and Space Museum Public Programs New Acquisitions
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Innovations in Flight

Visitors look at the airplanes on display at the 2015 Innovations in Flight Family Day and Aviation Display.

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Smithsonian Craft Show
Smithsonian’s Craft Show Opens Oct. 27
Juried Fine Craft Show Is Once Again In-Person
07.30.2021
Public Programs
Smithsonian Theatres Airbus IMAX
Airbus IMAX Reopens at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, July 28
Featuring IMAX Documentary Classics “Blue Planet,” “The Dream Is Alive” and “To Fly!”
07.16.2021
Air and Space Museum Public Programs
SAAM Arcade
Smithsonian American Art Museum Hosts Its First Game Jam as Part of “SAAM Arcade 2021”
Free Week-Long Virtual Event Celebrates Community and Individuality in Gaming
07.09.2021
American Art Museum Public Programs
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival Presents “Beyond the Mall: Making Matters” June 25–27
Weekend of Virtual Craft Workshops and Creative Conversations
05.24.2021
Public Programs
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Making Matters: Weaving

Peruvian backstrap weaving. 

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Michael A. Dunn
Making Matters: Chisel

Nicholas Benson uses a mallet and chisel to carve inscriptions for the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. 

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Chris Chong Chan Fui, “BLOCK B,” 2009. 35mm film formatted to hard drive for projection; 20:44 min. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Museum Purchase, 2010 (10.2). Still courtesy of the artist.

Hirshhorn Introduces Summer Screening Series, “Lost in Place: Voyages in Video,” May 14–Aug. 20
Online Presentation of 11 Contemporary Videos Addresses the Pandemic’s Impact on the Shared Experience of Space, Featuring Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler, Ragnar Kjartansson, Laure Prouvost, Jacolby Satterwhite, and Superflex
04.30.2021
Hirshhorn Museum Public Programs
Museum building on lawn
National Museum of African American History and Culture Discussion Revisits African Burial Grounds 30 Years Later in May Virtual Programming
04.29.2021
African American Museum Public Programs
Culinasia: The Future of Asian Food in America. Free!
Free Conversation Series CULINASIA Explores the Future of Asian Food in America
04.19.2021
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
White tags hang from branches of tree

Yoko Ono, “Wish Tree for Washington, DC,” 2007. Installed at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Photo by Jazmine Johnson.

Hirshhorn Presents Yoko Ono’s “Wish Tree for Washington, DC” for the First Time in a Virtual Activation on Instagram With #WishTreeDC, April 15–30
Open Invitation to the World Begins With Artists, April 15
04.15.2021
Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions Public Programs

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