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Hirshhorn To Reopen Its Sculpture Garden Aug. 17

Two Newly Acquired Monumental Sculptures by Huma Bhabha and Sterling Ruby on Display

08.12.2020
Hirshhorn Museum New Acquisitions
Strianassa lerayi

Strianassa lerayi Anker, New Shrimp Species From Panama’s Coiba National Park

Named for Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Post-doctoral Fellow Matthieu Leray

08.11.2020
Research News
Slender anole lizard. Photo: John David Curlis

Biodiversity May Limit Invasions: Lessons From Lizards on Panama Canal Islands

08.07.2020
Tropical Research Institute Research News
National Air and Space Museum Collects Delivery Drone From Alphabet’s Wing

Commercial Delivery Aircraft Adds to Collection of “Firsts” at Smithsonian

08.07.2020
Air and Space Museum New Acquisitions
Smithsonian, Library of Congress and National Archives Are Counting Down to the Suffrage Centennial With #19SuffrageStories

Joint Social Media Campaign Will Share Lesser-Known Stories in the Fight for Women’s Suffrage

08.03.2020
Photo courtesy of Dominique Wells

Hirshhorn’s ARTLAB Will Keep Go-Go Crankin’ All Summer With “Respect Her Crank!”

Online Teen Internship and Public Program Series, July 31–Aug. 21

07.31.2020
Hirshhorn Museum Public Programs
Photo by Bruce Guthrie

Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Annual Video Game Festival “SAAM Arcade” Launches Online

Free Two-Day Virtual Program Highlights Women’s Narratives and Contributions to the Video Games Industry

07.29.2020
American Art Museum Public Programs
(From left) Huma Bhabha in her studio; courtesy of Lauren Lancaster. Sterling Ruby in his studio; photo by Melanie Schiff; courtesy of Sterling Ruby Studio.

Hirshhorn Announces Acquisition of Major Outdoor Sculptures by Huma Bhabha and Sterling Ruby

Introduction of Two Contemporary Artists to the Sculpture Garden Expands Collection, Anticipates Reopening and Eventual Revitalization

07.24.2020
Hirshhorn Museum New Acquisitions
Lightning Strikes More Than 100 Million Times Per Year in the Tropics

07.21.2020
Tropical Research Institute Research News
Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Udvar-Hazy Center To Reopen July 24 With New Safety Measures

All Other Smithsonian Museums Remain Temporarily Closed

07.20.2020
Administrative News
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch and Congressman John Lewis, Credit line: Leah L. Jones/NMAAHC

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch Statement on the Death of Congressman John Lewis

07.18.2020
Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Smithsonian’s National Zoo Welcomes Two New Bison

Howard University and Gallaudet University Communities Name Bison

07.17.2020
National Zoo New Acquisitions
Courtesy Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Names Bradford Grant as Museum’s New Instagram-Artist-in-Residence

07.16.2020
Karen Osborn, Smithsonian

Scientists Discover How Deep-Sea, Ultra-Black Fish Disappear

Ultra-Black Fish Skin Absorbs More Than 99.5% of Light in a New, Extremely Efficient Way, a Discovery That May Advance High-Tech Optical and Camouflage Technology

07.16.2020
Natural History Museum Research News
Smithsonian American Art Museum Announces 2020–2021 Fellowship Appointments and Residencies

07.13.2020
American Art Museum Education News
Courtesy of Linda Kim

Linda Kim Awarded the 32nd Annual Eldredge Prize for Her Book “Race Experts: Sculpture, Anthropology, and the American Public in Malvina Hoffman’s Races of Mankind”

07.10.2020
American Art Museum Education News
Photo © 2004 Judy Davis Hoachlander

Ending the Use of Racist Mascots and Images

07.08.2020
American Indian Museum
Anacostia Community Museum Launches “Inspiration/Action Tuesdays”

The Initiative Will Expand on the Take “Time Thursdays” Virtual Program

07.07.2020
Anacostia Community Museum Public Programs
Photo courtesy of Art Production Fund

Hirshhorn and Art Production Fund To Present Nancy Baker Cahill’s “Liberty Bell” on the National Mall Starting July 4

Augmented-Reality Public Art Project Will Be Presented Simultaneously in Six Cities Across the United States

07.04.2020
Hirshhorn Museum Public Programs
Tara Buk, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra Born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

07.03.2020
Smithsonian and USA TODAY Network Launch Summer Learning Guide

06.30.2020
Education News
Adam Mason, Smithsonian's National Zoo

Female Asian Elephant Dies at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

06.27.2020
Conservation Biology Institute
National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center Announces Roof-Reconstruction Project

06.26.2020
Air and Space Museum Exhibitions Administrative News
"It's Baseball, Ray!": Baseball and America's Culture, Values, and Aspirations

Smithsonian Associates Streaming Announces 91 New Virtual Programs

06.25.2020
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs

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