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Holiday wreath
Smithsonian Associates Presents December Program Highlights
12.03.2019
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
Anacostia Community Museum

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum

Two Smithsonian Units Join To Present the Symposium “A Museum for the People: Museums and Their Communities, 50 Years Later”
11.27.2019
Anacostia Community Museum Public Programs
sheet music
Peter Pesic To Deliver 2019 Dibner Lecture
11.25.2019
Smithsonian Libraries Public Programs
Ben Folds

Ben Folds (Photo: Joe Vaughn)

Smithsonian Associates Hosts an Evening With Singer-Songwriter Ben Folds
11.14.2019
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
(Amazon Studios)

(Amazon Studios)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Creators To Speak at Smithsonian Associates Event
10.31.2019
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
string quartet
Smithsonian Associates Presents November Program Highlights
10.31.2019
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
kids doing crafts

Children participating in art-making projects on the Hirshhorn’s Plaza. Photo by Kate Warren. Courtesy Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Hirshhorn Announces Next Season of Maker Morning
Initiative Expands Schedule for Free Hands-On Art-Making Series First Saturday of Every Month, Starting Nov. 2
10.28.2019
Hirshhorn Museum Public Programs
Blackfeet Festival
Festivals, Performances, Screenings and Talks at the National Museum of the American Indian To Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
Free Public Programs in Washington, D.C., and New York City
10.23.2019
American Indian Museum Public Programs
panda eating bamboo

Bei Bei at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Photo: Skip Brown/Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Giant Panda Bei Bei Moving to China Before the End of the Year
Farewell Celebration at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo From Nov. 11 to Nov. 18
10.18.2019
National Zoo Public Programs
The Paper Trail cover

The Paper Trail cover

National Postal Museum To Host Maynard Sundman Lecture
Discussion Will Focus on World War II Postal History and Its Social Impact
10.17.2019
Postal Museum Public Programs
Magician and Kids
'Air & Scare' Takes Over the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center
10.15.2019
Air and Space Museum Public Programs
National Museum of the American Indian Presents the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra’s Lakota Music Project
A Musical Collaboration by the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Lakota Singer Emmanuel Black Bear and Cedar Flutist Bryan Akipa
10.02.2019
American Indian Museum Public Programs

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