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News Releases

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    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
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    Cooper Hewitt Presents "Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne"

    • June 23, 2025
      • Cooper Hewitt
      • Public Programs
  • 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

    • June 23, 2025
      • Air and Space Museum
      • 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 23, 2025
      • Natural History Museum
      • Research News
  • A brown and black bird with a long, thin beak flies in a clear blue sky.

    Discovery of Hidden Groups Within Migratory Shorebird Could Aid Conservation

    Tracking Data Revealed Three Groups of Long-Billed Curlew, Each With Unique Migration Patterns and Conservation Needs
    • June 13, 2025
      • National Zoo & SCBI
      • Research News
  • Close-up of two green leafy plants in a garden box.

    Smithsonian Celebrates Earth Day With Free Programming Throughout the Month of April

    Highlights Include a Hands-On Gardening Workshop, a Film Screening, Talks and Tours
    • June 13, 2025
      • Public Programs
  • Graphic with a blue background, yellow text and stylized front of a temple with three columns.

    Smithsonian Associates Announces 2025 Dates for “Smithsonian Sleepovers”

    Six Overnight Adventures Await Children at the Natural Museum of Natural History
    • June 13, 2025
      • Smithsonian Associates
      • Public Programs
  • A group of awards with silver hand sculpture and wood base sit on a podium.

    National Portrait Gallery Announces Jamie Dimon, Temple Grandin, Joy Harjo and Steven Spielberg To Receive Museum’s 2025 Portrait of a Nation Award

    Honorees’ Portraits To Be On View Beginning Nov. 14
    • June 13, 2025
  • Vintage photo of women kneeling in a field holding flowers.

    Photography Exhibition From the National Museum of the American Indian’s Archives Center Reveals Community Stories

    • June 13, 2025
      • American Indian Museum
      • Exhibitions
  • Exterior of light, natural stone building with undulating sides and curved windows.

    Treaty With the Pawnee, 1857 Is On View at the National Museum of the American Indian

    • June 13, 2025
      • American Indian Museum
      • Exhibitions
  • Woman wearing a red dress with a flowing shoulder cover.

    Smithsonian To Present Great Americans Medal to Ava DuVernay

    • June 13, 2025
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    Anacostia Community Museum Announces Spring and Summer Programs

    • June 13, 2025
      • Anacostia Community 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
    • June 13, 2025
      • Public Programs
      • Education News
  • Smithsonian Castle and sunburst topiary in front of statue

    Smithsonian Response to Reports About Artifacts On View

    • June 13, 2025
  • A group of visitors sit at tables making crafts in a gallery hall.

    Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2025 at the Smithsonian

    • June 13, 2025
      • Public Programs
  • An older man kneels next to a telescope and young girl looking at the sun.

    Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Launches Nationwide Astronomy Program for Rural Schools

    Smithsonian Aims To Provide a Telescope and Astronomy Lessons to Every Rural School in America
    • June 13, 2025
      • Astrophysical Observatory
      • Public Programs
  • Man wearing glasses and a short sleeve shirt crouches down a field of tall green grass.

    Hotter Temps Trigger Wetlands To Emit More Methane as Microbes Struggle To Keep Up

    Scientists Dial Up Heat and Carbon Dioxide in Futuristic Experiment
    • June 13, 2025
      • Environmental Research Center
      • Research 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
    • June 13, 2025
      • Tropical Research Institute
      • Research News
  • 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

    • June 13, 2025
      • Cooper Hewitt
      • New Acquisitions
  • 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
    • June 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

    • June 13, 2025
      • Air and Space Museum
      • Public Programs
  • Man in a white button-up stands outside for a portrait photo.

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

    • June 13, 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
    • June 13, 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”
    • June 13, 2025
      • Air and Space Museum
      • Public Programs
  • 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?
    • June 13, 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
    • June 13, 2025
      • Asian Art Museum
      • Administrative News
  • A man and a woman shake hands after signing an agreement,

    National Museum of Asian Art and the Royal Commission for AlUla in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Announce New Collaboration for Cultural Exchange

    • June 13, 2025
      • Asian Art Museum
      • Administrative News
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