Skip to main content Skip to main navigation
heart-solid My Visit Donate
Home
Press Enter to activate a submenu, down arrow to access the items and Escape to close the submenu.
    • Overview
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Entry and Guidelines
    • Museum Maps
    • Dine and Shop
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting with Kids
    • Group Visits
    • Overview
    • Exhibitions
    • Online Events
    • All Events
    • IMAX & Planetarium
    • Overview
    • Topics
    • Collections
    • Research Resources
    • Podcasts
    • Stories
    • Overview
    • For Caregivers
    • For Educators
    • For Students
    • For Academics
    • For Lifelong Learners
    • Overview
    • Become a Member
    • Renew Membership
    • Make a Gift
    • Volunteer
    • Overview
    • Our Organization
    • Our Leadership
    • Reports and Plans
    • Newsdesk
heart-solid My Visit Donate
  1. Home
  2. forward-slash
  3. About
  4. forward-slash
  5. Newsdesk
  6. forward-slash
  7. News Releases

About

  • Overview
  • Our Organization
    • Board of Regents
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Research Centers
    • Cultural Centers
    • Education Centers
    • General Counsel
    • Office of Human Resources
    • Office of Equal Opportunity
    • Sponsored Projects
  • Our Leadership
  • Reports and Plans
    • Annual Reports
    • Strategic Plan
  • Newsdesk
    • News Releases
    • Media Contacts
    • Photos and Video
    • Media Kits
    • Fact Sheets
    • Visitor Stats
    • Secretary and Admin Bios
    • Filming Requests

News Releases

Press room of the Smithsonian

  • National Museum of African American History and Culture Honors March on Washington Anniversary

    Museum’s Grand Opening Film “August 28” To Air Publicly for 24 Hours
    • August 27, 2020
    • African American Museum
    • Public Programs
  • Red brick building with large windows, spires and manicured landscaping in front.

    Smithsonian Announces Its 2020 Artist Research Fellows

    • August 27, 2020
  • SAAM logo

    Tala Madani Is the 2020 Winner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s James Dicke Contemporary Artist Prize

    • August 26, 2020
  • Giant Panda Cub Born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

    • August 21, 2020
  • Tracking Technology Exposes Secretive Long-distance Movement of Kirtland’s Warblers

    Hidden Movements Have Conservation Implications for All North American Bird Species
    • August 20, 2020
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Research News
  • Smithsonian Gardens Reopen Aug. 17

    • August 17, 2020
    • Smithsonian Gardens
    • Public Programs
  • Veterinarians Find Fetal Tissue on Giant Panda Ultrasound

    Indicates a Cub Is Developing
    • August 14, 2020
  • Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and JumpStart Games Launch “Zoo Guardians” Mobile Game

    Build a Zoo, Care for Animals and Help Save Species From Extinction
    • August 14, 2020
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Education News
  • Smithsonian Associates Presents “Kevin Kwan: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and Beyond”

    • August 13, 2020
    • Smithsonian Associates
    • Public Programs
  • Smithsonian Associates Streaming Announces New Virtual Art and Architecture Tours

    • August 13, 2020
    • Smithsonian Associates
    • Public Programs
  • Hirshhorn To Reopen Its Sculpture Garden Aug. 17

    Two Newly Acquired Monumental Sculptures by Huma Bhabha and Sterling Ruby on Display
    • August 12, 2020
    • Hirshhorn Museum
    • New Acquisitions
  • Shrimp species struanassa Lerayi anker

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

    Named for Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Post-doctoral Fellow Matthieu Leray
    • August 11, 2020
    • Tropical Research Institute
    • Research News
  • Biodiversity May Limit Invasions: Lessons From Lizards on Panama Canal Islands

    • August 7, 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
    • August 7, 2020
    • Air and Space Museum
    • New Acquisitions
  • NMAI DC building exterior.

    National Museum of the American Indian To Host Virtual Ceremony To Mark Completion of the National Native American Veterans Memorial

    Dedication Ceremony and Procession To Be Rescheduled
    • August 4, 2020
    • American Indian Museum
    • Public Programs
  • 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
    • August 3, 2020
    • Public Programs
  • 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
    • July 31, 2020
    • Hirshhorn Museum
    • Public Programs
  • 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
    • July 29, 2020
    • American Art Museum
    • Public Programs
  • 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
    • July 24, 2020
    • Hirshhorn Museum
    • New Acquisitions
  • Lightning strike

    Lightning Strikes More Than 100 Million Times Per Year in the Tropics

    • July 21, 2020
    • Tropical Research Institute
    • Research News
  • Red brick building with large windows, spires and manicured landscaping in front.

    Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Udvar-Hazy Center To Reopen July 24 With New Safety Measures

    All Other Smithsonian Museums Remain Temporarily Closed
    • July 20, 2020
    • Administrative News
  • Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch Statement on the Death of Congressman John Lewis

    • July 18, 2020
  • Grazing Bison

    Smithsonian’s National Zoo Welcomes Two New Bison

    Howard University and Gallaudet University Communities Name Bison
    • July 17, 2020
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • New Acquisitions
  • Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Names Bradford Grant as Museum’s New Instagram-Artist-in-Residence

    • July 16, 2020
  • 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
    • July 16, 2020
    • Natural History Museum
    • Research News
  • SAAM logo

    Smithsonian American Art Museum Announces 2020–2021 Fellowship Appointments and Residencies

    • July 13, 2020
    • American Art Museum
    • Education News
  • 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”

    • July 10, 2020
    • American Art Museum
    • Education News
  • Ending the Use of Racist Mascots and Images

    • July 8, 2020
  1. First page « First
  2. Previous page ‹ Previous
  3. Page 35
  4. Page 36
  5. Page 37
  6. Current page 38
  7. Page 39
  8. Page 40
  9. Page 41
  10. Next page Next ›
  11. Last page Last »
arrow-up Back to top
Home
  • Facebook facebook
  • Instagram instagram
  • LinkedIn linkedin
  • YouTube youtube

  • Contact Us
  • Job Opportunities
  • Get Involved
  • Inspector General
  • Records Requests
  • Accessibility
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Shop Online
  • Host Your Event
  • Press Room
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use