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500+ US Museums Will Be Free on September 17

by Sarah Rose Sharp September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

Museum Day 2022 is a chance to get out there and show the special or weird institution in your state that you care — for free.

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The Smithsonian Will Return 29 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

Provenance research is still being conducted on the ten remaining bronzes in the collection.

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Smithsonian Adopts Landmark Policy on Ethical Restitution

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu May 4, 2022May 5, 2022

Previously, the Smithsonian held that its museums were entitled to retain an artifact so long as its provenance rested on solid legal ground.

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Smithsonian Announces Landmark Decision to Repatriate Benin Bronzes

by Cassie Packard March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

The institution says it will return most of the 39 artifacts in its collection to Nigeria for eventual display at the Benin City National Museum.

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Smithsonian to Exhibit 120 3D-printed Statues of Women in Sciences

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu February 14, 2022February 15, 2022

It will be the “largest collection of statues of women ever assembled together,” the institution said.

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Portraits of Anthony Fauci and Ava DuVernay Will Hang in the Smithsonian

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

Their portraits will be included along with those of Venus and Serena Williams, José Andrés, Clive Davis, and Marian Wright Edelman.

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The Smithsonian Is Still Collecting Material Connected to the January 6 Capitol Attack

by Cassie Packard January 12, 2022January 12, 2022

Since January 7, 2021, banners, signs, flags, and stickers have been donated by members of “Operation Clean Sweep,” a concerted effort to clean up the post-riot site

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Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History and Culture Goes Digital

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia November 19, 2021November 19, 2021

Launched yesterday, the Searchable Museum brings the institution’s celebrated installations to the screen.

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Smithsonian Takes Benin Bronzes Off Display, Considers Repatriation

by Cassie Packard November 10, 2021November 10, 2021

The National Museum of African Art identified 16 objects from its collection with direct links to the British army’s 1897 punitive raid on the Kingdom of Benin.

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Native Cinema Showcase Returns Online With Message of Resilience

Avatar photo by National Museum of the American Indian November 8, 2021November 5, 2021

The annual event from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian celebrates the best in Native film. 47 titles are available to stream starting November 12.

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Emmett Till’s Life Honored in Smithsonian Exhibition

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia August 31, 2021August 31, 2021

A sign remembering Till, defaced with bullets, will be displayed across from the Star-Spangled Banner.

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With a New Professional Development Program, American Art Journal Intends to Make Scholarly Publishing More Equitable

Avatar photo by Smithsonian American Art Museum August 30, 2021August 31, 2021

Scholars who are producing research on US-American art history and related visual culture topics have until September 15 to apply for Toward Equity in Publishing.

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