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Chase F. Robinson, the Dame Jillian Sackler Director of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Partners With the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation To Grow Asian Art Provenance Researcher Community

Collaboration To Produce Expert Programming and Future Digital Research Platform

12.02.2020
Freer and Sackler Research News
James T. Demetrion with Brice Marden’s Cold Mountain 2, 1989–91. Photo: Cathy Carver

James T. Demetrion, Visionary Hirshhorn Director (1985–2001), Dies at 90

Legacy of Longest-Serving Director Endures in Expanded Acquisition Fund, Diversified Permanent Collection, Reimagined Plaza, Nurtured Talent and Namesake Annual Lecture

12.01.2020
Hirshhorn Museum
National Museum of the American Indian Presents Contemporary Artists in Conversation

Two Online Programs Gather Artists and Artisans To Discuss Their Work

11.24.2020
American Indian Museum Public Programs
After five days of voting and just under 135,000 votes, the panda cub at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is named Xiao Qi Ji (SHIAU-chi-ji), which translates as “little miracle” in English.

Photo by Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo

His Name Is Xiao Qi Ji

Smithsonian’s National Zoo Giant Panda Cub Received Name Following Public Vote

11.23.2020
National Zoo Public Programs
National Museum of the American Indian Receives Donation of Nearly $5.7 Million From Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria in California

11.20.2020
American Indian Museum Administrative News
Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo To Close Nov. 23

11.19.2020
Administrative News
Stephanie Higgins

Researchers Discover Secret Social Lives of Giant Poisonous Rats

11.19.2020
National Zoo Research News
U.S. Navy Blue Angel F/A-18C Hornet

National Air and Space Museum Welcomes Blue Angels’ F/A-18C Hornet

New Artifact To Go On Display at Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center

11.19.2020
Air and Space Museum New Acquisitions
"¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now" Unites Historic Civil Rights-Era Prints With Works by Contemporary Graphic Artists

Features More Than 100 Artworks From the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Leading Latinx Collection

11.17.2020
American Art Museum Exhibitions
: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Public Can Vote To Name Smithsonian’s National Zoo Giant Panda Cub

Public Can Vote To Name Smithsonian’s National Zoo Giant Panda Cub

11.16.2020
National Zoo Public Programs
Tillie Lewis and brokers, 1945

Courtesy of Haggin Museum

Even Though the Room Is Full, They Are “The Only One in the Room”

Eight Women Achievers Across Three Centuries Featured in Smithsonian Exhibit

11.13.2020
American History Museum Exhibitions
NASA photo

Smithsonian Collaborates With NASA Astronaut Victor Glover

Two Museums Will Help Tell Story of Glover’s Historic First Trip to the ISS

11.12.2020
Air and Space Museum Exhibitions Education News
Smithsonian Associates Kicks Off the Holiday Season With Virtual Programs

11.12.2020
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
Brian Schmidt, Smithsonian

Scientists Release Genomes of Birds Representing Nearly All Avian Families

Approximately 40% of Genome Samples Sourced From Smithsonian Collections, Amassed Over Decades From Around the Globe

11.11.2020
Natural History Museum Research News
Kichwa Hatari and Vanessa Teran

National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Its Premier Film Event, Native Cinema Showcase

Online Program Highlights Fan Favorite Films From Past Showcases and New Films

11.09.2020
American Indian Museum Public Programs
Smithsonian Science Education Center Launches “Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición”

10.29.2020
Science Education Center Education News
Marker by Rania Hassan, courtesy of Golden Triangle BID

Smithsonian and Golden Triangle Expand Women’s History Initiative Into the Streets of Washington, D.C.

10.28.2020
Exhibitions
Smithsonian Curators Collecting 2020 Presidential Election Memorabilia

10.27.2020
American History Museum New Acquisitions
Power of Giving Explores Philanthropy’s Impact on Educational Equity

Lonnie Bunch, Steve Case, Linda Darling-Hammond, John B. King Jr., Eduardo J. Padrón, David A. Thomas, Suzanne Elise Walsh, Among Featured Thought Leaders

10.27.2020
American History Museum Public Programs
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Global “BiteMap” Reveals How Marine Food Webs May Change With Climate

Biologists Track Predator Activity Underwater and Discover Temperature Changes Communities More Than Appetites

10.26.2020
Environmental Research Center Research News
Wilhemena Zoo, Stuttgart, Germany

The Darwinian Diet: You Are What You Eat

Lessons in Evolution From Agricultural Ants in Panama

10.26.2020
Tropical Research Institute Research News
Illustration by Amy Koehler

DNA in Fringe-Lipped Bat Poop Reveals Unexpected Eating Habits

10.22.2020
Tropical Research Institute Research News
Turbulent Era Sparked Leap in Human Behavior, Adaptability 320,000 Years Ago

New Drill Core Shows a Boom-Bust Landscape in the East African Rift Valley at a Defining Moment in Human Evolution, Technology and Culture

10.21.2020
Natural History Museum Research News
Collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, gift of Kobe Bryant

Honoring Kobe Bryant: Bryant’s Lakers Jersey Is Now on Display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

10.19.2020
African American Museum Exhibitions

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