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Two men, leaning over at the hip, look at old wooden crate with carvings on the side; one man holds a light and the other points

Mosul Cultural Museum Director Zaid Ghazi Saadallah (right) and Head of Conservation Saad Ahmed (left), examine the cenotaph of Imam Yahya b. Al Qasim (carved in 1239) as part of a joint Iraqi-Smithsonian survey of damage after ISIS occupation. Photo by Sebastian Meyer for the Smithsonian Institution.

National Museum of Asian Art Announces Third Program in Its Series on the Protection of Cultural Heritage, “Protecting Cultural Heritage under Siege”
Panel Will Address Pressing Issues in the Cultural Heritage Field, Especially in Zones of Armed Conflict
04.15.2024
Asian Art Museum Public Programs
Man with short white hair, wearing a dark gray button down, sits casually with arm propped on leg

Credit Nina Subin.

Smithsonian Associates Presents “Lincoln: The Months Before Sumter with Author Erik Larson”
04.15.2024
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
Purple and orange book cover with lower half of womans face above Washington DC skyline and large white text.

“Undiplomatic: How My Attitude Created the Best Kind of Trouble” by Deesha Dyer

April Programming at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
04.05.2024
African American Museum Public Programs
Separate photos of three women from the neck up looking at camera.
National Museum of the American Indian Presents “Youth In Action: Indigenous Ecosystems” for Earth Day 2024
04.04.2024
American Indian Museum Public Programs
Picture of coastline with blue water and tan, tall grass on the coast, tall stovepipes in background with plume of smoke.
Cindy Gilmour/SERC
Chalk Point Generating Station on the Patuxent River in Maryland

Chalk Point Generating Station on the Patuxent River in Maryland. The gas billowing out of this power plant has already passed through some emissions-cleaning technology, thanks to healthier air regulations.

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Picture of outstreched arms in yellow sleeves holding soil and plants in their hands.

Visitors at the Anacostia Community Museum’s 2023 Honor the Earth Celebration plant the museum’s garden to start the spring season. Credit: Matilong Duma.

Smithsonian Celebrates Earth Month With Free Festivals and Programs
04.01.2024
Public Programs
Picture of planting area with green grass and trees inside.
Spencer Finch, Lost Man Creek

Spencer Finch, Lost Man Creek, Installation at MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York, Trees, dirt, wood, dimensions variable, 2016

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Light teal color in small circular pattern.
Alma Thomas, Grassy Melodic Chan

Alma Thomas, Grassy Melodic Chant, 1976, acrylic on canvas, 46 x 36 in. (116.8 x 91.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist, 1980.36.5

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Picture of people outside in front of marble steps, wearing layers of colorful clothes dancing with their arms up

The museum’s May 2023 centennial celebrations. Credit: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution.

National Museum of Asian Art Announces 2024 Arts and Culture Festival Dedicated to Well-Being in the Asian American Community
Part of a Five-Year Series of May Programming Sponsored by Bank of America That Celebrates Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month
03.28.2024
Asian Art Museum Public Programs
Turquoise-colored ceramic with painted small orange koi fish and a slice of lime, small gray and white bird on top.
Smithsonian Craft Show Opens May 1
The Country’s Best Contemporary Craft for Purchase at Juried Event
03.27.2024
Exhibitions Public Programs
Two women and a man sit on a stage with musical instruments around them, speaking into mics.

Left to right: Krystal Klingenberg, Allison Russell and Taj Mahal.

Smithsonian and Americana Music Foundation Release “Roots to Pop” Series
Series Spotlights Taj Mahal With Allison Russell, Flaco Jiménez With Max Baca, Rhiannon Giddens, The Blind Boys of Alabama with Ruthie Foster
03.20.2024
American History Museum Public Programs
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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
03.14.2024
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage American Indian Museum Public Programs
An older man wearing a striped buttondown shirt and red tie sits in a chair with a fireplace in background.
Smithsonian Associates Presents “Justice Stephen Breyer on Reading the Constitution”
03.07.2024
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
Young boy with braces smiles as he wears reflective sunglasses and paper mache hat.
National Air and Space Museum Prepares Activities and Educational Resources for April’s Solar Eclipse
03.07.2024
Air and Space Museum Public Programs Education News
A group of people in white and purple robed tops play instruments on a small stage.
Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents In-Person and Virtual Programs as Part of the 2024 National Cherry Blossom Festival
02.29.2024
American Art Museum Public Programs
Painting of woman with short, white curly hair and glasses sitting in a dining room reading a book.

Opal Lee by Sedrick Huckaby, oil on canvas, 2023. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of Sasha and Edward P. Bass. Copyright 2023 Sedrick Huckaby.

National Portrait Gallery Celebrates Women’s History Month With a Festival, Programs and Exhibitions
02.28.2024
Portrait Gallery Public Programs
Black and white photograph of people standing in front of train.

Arcadia, California. Persons of Japanese ancestry arrive at the Santa Anita Assembly center from San Pedro, California. Evacuees lived at this center located at the former Santa Anita racetrack before being moved inland to relocation centers, April 5, 1942.

National Archives and Records Administration.

Smithsonian Hosts Annual Day of Remembrance Program
“Memory and the Nation” Program Will Feature a Panel Discussion
02.13.2024
Asian Pacific American Center American History Museum Public Programs
Two small animals with dark fur faces and long white hair sit on rocks.

The public is invited to help name two cotton-top tamarin sisters at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Image: Chelia Chong, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

Public Can Help Name Cotton-Top Tamarins at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
02.05.2024
National Zoo & SCBI Public Programs
Profiles of two women with dark hair, smiling, as one carries a doll toy.

Still from Frybread Face and Me. Photo courtesy of AARAY Releasing.

Smithsonian Presents the Mother Tongue Film Festival, “Finding Balance”
Smithsonian Presents the Mother Tongue Film Festival, “Finding Balance”
01.31.2024
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Public Programs
A woman seated at a table, sewing a bodysuit with a patch of the American flag and patch with the acronym NASA.

"Sewing a fine seam—finishing touches are applied to one section of the new spacesuit for NASA's Apollo lunar missions on this long-arm sewing machine, built specially for manufacturing the spacesuits." Hazel Fellows, seated, machine-sewing pieces of an Apollo A7L spacesuit on the production line at International Latex Corporation (ILC), Federica (Dover), Delaware; released Aug. 9, 1968. Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Celebrates Women’s History Month 2024 With Inaugural Digital Exhibition and New Initiatives
01.30.2024
American Women's History Museum Exhibitions Public Programs
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Presents “gOD-Talk: Reimagining Faith in the 21st Century” Film Tour
International Screening Tour Explores Religion and Spirituality in Young African Americans
01.17.2024
African American Museum Public Programs
Painting of boys floating legs in a pair of jeans against a gold background.

“But I’m Still Fly” by Fahamu Pecou. 
Collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, copyright Fahamu Pecou.

National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates Black History Month
“African Americans and the Arts” Is the Theme for the Museum’s Online and In-person Offerings
01.12.2024
African American Museum Public Programs
Graphic of young child holding up binoculars with Smithsonian Summer Camp wording.
Smithsonian Summer Camp Offers Kids Opportunities To Engage With the Smithsonian’s Museums
01.11.2024
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
A crowd watching a lion dancer perform outside.

A crowd watching a lion dancer perform outside the museum during the 2023 Lunar New Year Festival.
Credit: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution.

 

National Museum of Asian Art Announces Its 2024 Lunar New Year Family Festival
01.11.2024
Asian Art Museum Public Programs

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