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Online Exhibitions

This exhibition looks closely at the interconnected web of artists, dealers, and collectors who helped shape the Freer Gallery of Art’s collection amid the shifting political and economic environment ...
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Smithsonian Family Day July 25 Celebrates America’s 250th Birthday

The Smithsonian will welcome families and kids of all ages to celebrate America’s 250th birthday year during Family Day, a ...
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Scientists Discover Genetically Distinct Avocados in Nicaragua That People Transported From South America Thousands of Years Ago

A team of scientists led by researchers with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and Texas A&M University recently uncovered genetic traces of ancient migration in DNA from avocados ...
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Smithsonian Associates Explores the Enduring Legacy of Princess Grace of Monaco

Smithsonian Associates, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Principality of Monaco and Smithsonian Gardens, presents ...
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is home to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. The Rinzler Archives house two major collections. One collection is the Moses and Frances ...
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Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York historic structures report for the National Park Service, Denver Service Center

Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York historic structures report for the National Park Service, Denver Service Center ...
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Smithsonian Presents Melinda French Gates With Great Americans Medal

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will present its 11th Great Americans Medal to Melinda French Gates ...
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Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company Presents “A Study in Form: Asawa, Noguchi & Frankenthaler”

The National Portrait Gallery announces the late-afternoon program “A Study in Form: Asawa, Noguchi & Frankenthaler,” choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess, former choreograp ...
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Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Reveals Identities of Hundreds of People in Early 19th-Century Portrait Album

Portrait Gallery Research and Conservation Project Used Getty Grant To Create a Microsite Featuring 1,800 Paper Silhouettes From Political Elite to Everyday People The Smithsonian’s National Portrait ...
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Northrop Grumman Planetarium

Immerse yourself in the stars!Free timed-entry passes are required to visit the National Air and Space Museum in D.C.Planetarium tickets are only available for purchase on site on the day of your ...
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National Portrait Gallery Announces “Portrait of a Nation: 2022 Honorees,” Exhibition of Newly Commissioned Portraits, To Open Nov. 10

Credit: (L) “Venus Williams, Double Portrait” by Robert Pruitt, conté crayon, charcoal, pastel and coffee wash on paper, 2022. National Portrait Gallery ...
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American Aspirations

The United States has been shaped by aspirational ideals, often shared but sometimes in conflict and contested since its founding. Much of who we are as a nation continues to be informed by the ...