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  • National Air and Space Museum Opens Five New Galleries

    Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 8:30 am


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    Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival Opens on National Mall

    “Youth and the Future of Culture” Highlights Younger Generations July 2–7
    • July 2, 2025
      • Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
      • Public Programs
  • Two young people smile at camera and hold up objects.

    National Museum of the American Latino Launches 2025 Young Ambassadors Program

    20 High School Seniors Begin Washington Week (June 22–28) Before Completing Community-Based Practicums at Museums and Cultural Centers Nationwide
    • June 26, 2025
      • American Latino Museum
      • Public Programs
      • Education News
  • Adult visitors recline in chairs as an illustration of the constellations appear on the domed ceiling above them.

    National Air and Space Museum Receives $10 Million Gift From Northrop Grumman

    • June 25, 2025
      • Air and Space Museum
      • Public Programs
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    Cooper Hewitt Presents "Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne"

    • June 18, 2025
      • Cooper Hewitt
      • Exhibitions
  • Textile in warm colors with floral designs, a cows face and lettering.

    “State Fairs: Growing American Craft” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery Explores the Stories of Craft Artists at the Fairgrounds

    Groundbreaking Exhibition Featuring Showstopping Spectacles, From a Life-size Butter Cow to Big Tex’s Size 96 Boots, Opens Aug. 22
    • June 9, 2025
      • American Art Museum
      • Exhibitions
  • Badger-inator

    Predator Alerts Bring Together Prairie Dogs and Grassland Birds

    Eavesdropping on Prairie Dog Alarm Calls May Increase Curlews’ Survival
    • June 12, 2025
      • National Zoo & SCBI
      • Research News
  • Square logo with rainbow colored border and blocky, black text in the center.

    Smithsonian Presents 2025 Annual Folklife Festival July 2–7

    Festival Returns to Location on the Mall From Seventh to 12th Streets
    • June 10, 2025
      • Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
      • Public Programs
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    Smithsonian Statement

    • June 9, 2025
      • Administrative News
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    Smithsonian Stays Open Late for “Solstice Saturday”

    Daytime and After-Hours Programming on the Mall Marks the Summer Solstice
    • June 5, 2025
      • Public Programs
  • Underwater coral that is textured and various shades of brown and tan.

    Smithsonian Research Reveals that Probiotics Slow Spread of Deadly Disease Decimating Caribbean Reefs

    Field Tests in Florida Identify Best Available Treatment to Combat Coral Disease Without Need for Antibiotics
    • June 5, 2025
      • Natural History Museum
      • Research News
  • Black-Footed Ferrets Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

    Kits Can Be Viewed on the Live Black-Footed Ferret Webcam
    • June 2, 2025
  • Two women pose with a large paper cutout as someone uses their cellphone to take a picture

    “Sally’s Night” at Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Will Celebrate Women in STEM

    • May 29, 2025
      • Air and Space Museum
      • Public Programs
  • Tight headshot of a woman with chin-length brown hair, smiling in an outdoor setting.

    Kara Blond Named Director of Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and Smithsonian Affiliations

    • May 28, 2025
      • Smithsonian Affiliations
      • Traveling Exhibition Service
      • Administrative News
  • Antique black and white image of a man from the waist up wearing a suit, standing in front of a window.

    National Portrait Gallery Presents “From Shadow to Substance: Grand-Scale Portraits During Photography’s Formative Years”

    On View June 20–June 7, 2026
    • May 20, 2025
      • Portrait Gallery
      • Exhibitions
  • Still image of a monkey sitting in a forest with another monkey on its back.

    Capuchin Monkeys Caught on Camera With Abducted Baby Howler Monkeys

    What Is the Reason for This Behavior?
    • May 19, 2025
      • Tropical Research Institute
      • Research News
  • Torn pieces of brown cloth with faded black calligraphy.

    National Museum of Asian Art Announces the Transfer of Ancient Manuscript Fragments to China

    Transfer Is Important Step in International Collaboration
    • May 16, 2025
      • Asian Art Museum
      • Administrative News
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    National Museum of Asian Art and the Royal Commission for AlUla in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Announce New Collaboration for Cultural Exchange

    • May 14, 2025
      • Asian Art Museum
      • Administrative News
  • Exterior of a building with a large glass entrance and metal pole in front.

    National Air and Space Museum Announces Five New Galleries Will Open July 28

    Remaining Galleries and Renovation Completion Scheduled for July 1, 2026
    • May 14, 2025
      • Air and Space Museum
      • Exhibitions
  • A tan and black spotted leopard lounges across a bare tree limb in a desert setting.

    Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute To Welcome Critically Endangered Arabian Leopards in a Major Conservation Cooperative Agreement With Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla

    • May 13, 2025
  • Overhead image of a crowd milling around small planes on a outdoors tarmac.

    “Innovations in Flight” at Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Will Commemorate 80th Anniversary of World War II End

    • May 12, 2025
      • Air and Space Museum
      • Public Programs
  • Three side by side photos of different men smiling for the camera.

    National Postal Museum Announces Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award Recipients

    Gordon Eubanks Jr., Christopher King and Patrick Maselis Will Receive Award Nov. 8
    • May 8, 2025
  • A man in jeans and gray sweatshirt leans casually against wall, next to two glass designer chairs.

    Cooper Hewitt Acquires Major Collection of Work by Groundbreaking Designer Tobias Wong

    • May 8, 2025
      • Cooper Hewitt
      • New Acquisitions
  • Man in a white button-up stands outside for a portrait photo.

    William “Monty” Graham Named Director of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

    • May 8, 2025
      • Environmental Research Center
      • Administrative News
  • Woman wearing a red dress with a flowing shoulder cover.

    Smithsonian Presents Ava DuVernay With Great Americans Medal

    Signature Honor of the National Museum of American History Recognizes Extraordinary Achievement and Philanthropy in May 8 Ceremony
    • May 7, 2025
  • Black and white image of a small plane with military painting flies over clouds and open fields.

    National Air and Space Museum To Host Annual Amelia Earhart Lecture May 21

    Cmdr. Porter Halyburton Will Present “Reflections on Captivity”
    • May 7, 2025
      • Air and Space Museum
      • Public Programs
  • A group of people sitting in rows of chairs smile and converse with each other.

    Smithsonian Holds Education Summit To Prepare Educators for the Nation’s 250th Anniversary

    Free Three-Day Summit Features Over 40 Sessions in Art, Culture, History and Science
    • May 1, 2025
      • Public Programs
      • Education News
  • A bat with large black wings extended skims surface of water catching small frog in its mouth.

    Palatable Versus Poisonous: Eavesdropping Bats Must Learn To Identify Which Prey Is Safe To Eat

    Data Collected on Juvenile and Adult Fringe-Lipped Bats Reveal the First Clues Into the Development of Eavesdropping Behavior in Predators
    • April 30, 2025
      • Tropical Research Institute
      • Research News
  • Smithsonian Castle and sunburst topiary in front of statue

    Smithsonian Response to Reports About Artifacts On View

    • April 28, 2025
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