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Smithsonian Announces 2019 as the Year of Music

Institution-wide Initiative To Feature 365 Days of Music

10.22.2018
Public Programs Year of Music
Aéroplane Captif (La Ronde des Aéroplanes)
W. J. Paans. Brussels, 1909

Smithsonian Libraries Opens “Magnificent Obsessions”

10.22.2018
Smithsonian Libraries Exhibitions
2018 Hopi Festival. MNA collection by Ryan Williams Photography.

American Indian Heritage Month Celebrations Feature Festivals, Performances, Screenings and Talks at the National Museum of the American Indian

Free Public Programs in Washington, D.C., and New York City

10.22.2018
American Indian Museum American Indian Museum Heye Center Public Programs
Smithsonian Books Releases Sweet Home Café Cookbook

National Museum of African American History and Culture Cookbook Available Oct. 23

10.22.2018
Smithsonian Books
Students from the Manassas, Virginia's Loch Lomond Elementary School robotics team were the first ones to board the Lockheed Martin "Mars Experience" bus after a morning ceremony at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., October, 19, 2018. Photo by Daniel Soñé

New “Mars Experience” at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center

10.19.2018
Udvar-Hazy Center Public Programs
High Noon on the Moon Courtesy NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University

Dynamic Landscape of the Moon Featured in Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition

National Tour Begins at the South Florida Museum Oct. 20

10.18.2018
Traveling Exhibition Service Exhibitions
The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World: A History of Honey, Salt, Chile, Pork, Rice, Cacao, and Tomato

Smithsonian Books Releases The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World

Book on Seven Important Ingredients Available Now

10.18.2018
Smithsonian Books
“Ray Dolby Gateway to American Culture”

Oh My! Ruby Slippers Return to Public Display

“Dolby Gateway to American Culture” Opens at National Museum of American History

10.17.2018
Exhibitions History
When Humans Nearly Vanished By: Donald R. Prothero

Smithsonian Books Releases When Humans Nearly Vanished

Account of Massive Volcano Eruption Available Oct. 16

10.16.2018
Smithsonian Books Science
Visitors learn about science at Air & Scare.

“Air & Scare” Takes Over the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center

10.12.2018
Udvar-Hazy Center Public Programs Science
Cooper Hewitt Announces Lineup of 2018 National Design Week Events

10.12.2018
Cooper Hewitt Art Public Programs
Courtesy of Pasatono, Mexico’s premier indigenous music ensemble.

Día de los Muertos Festival at the National Museum of the American Indian

10.11.2018
American Indian Museum Public Programs
“Widows” To Open Smithsonian African American Film Festival, “If Beale Street Could Talk” To Close Film Festival

Oscar-Winning Director Barry Jenkins, Emmy-Winning Actress Regina King, Actress Kiki Layne, Actor Stephan James To Join Post-Screening ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Discussion Oct. 27 Films by Oscar-Winning Filmmakers To Preview Before National Release

10.11.2018
African American Museum Public Programs
Surtout de Table (Table Centerpiece)
Photo: Ellen McDermott © Smithsonian Institution

Cooper Hewitt Presents “Tablescapes: Designs for Dining”

On View Oct. 5–April 14, 2019

10.05.2018
Cooper Hewitt Exhibitions
Credit: Paul Morigi/AP Images for The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian Commemorates 150th Anniversary of the Fort Laramie Treaty with the Sioux and Arapaho

10.04.2018
American Indian Museum Exhibitions History
Smithsonian Affiliations Announces New Visiting Professionals Program

Support from The Getty Foundation provides more in-depth access for participants

10.04.2018
Smithsonian Affiliations Administrative News
Smithsonian Libraries Opens “Game Change”

10.04.2018
Smithsonian Libraries Exhibitions
Wakanda Comes to Inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival with First Display of Black Panther Costume

Film Festival to Honor Madeline Anderson, Charles Burnett at “Night at the Museum”

10.04.2018
African American Museum Public Programs
Grammatical Gaffes: A Linguist Looks at Language Peeves on October 18

Smithsonian Associates Presents October Program Highlights

10.04.2018
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
Sean Scully: Landline Cover

Smithsonian Books Releases Sean Scully: Landline

Hirshhorn Exhibition Companion Book Available Now

10.03.2018
Smithsonian Books Art Exhibitions
America by Air explores the history of air transportation in America and the ways that improvements in technology have revolutionized air travel. This rendering shows a revamped approach to the museum’s commercial aviation gallery.

Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum to Begin Seven-Year Renovation

Museum Will Remain Open With Phased Gallery Closings

10.03.2018
Air and Space Museum Science
National Museum of African American History and Culture Continues Walk-Up Weekdays in January

10.02.2018
African American Museum Administrative News
Detail, Krishna and his family admire a solar eclipse; F2017.13.5

Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler and the Cleveland Museum of Art Acquire Exceptional Collection of North Indian Court Paintings

10.01.2018
Freer|Sackler Art
Three cubs at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The cubs were born Sept. 22, 2018. Photo: Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Three Cheetah Cubs Born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Ten Cubs Born at the Facility This Year

10.01.2018
Conservation Biology Institute National Zoo Science

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