The American Art Museum purchased a collection of early American photographs spanning the 1840s to the mid-1920s.
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Hundreds of US Museums Will Be Free on September 18
Smithsonians’ Museum Day returns after pandemic’s forced hiatus, and hundreds of museums in every state will be participating.
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Smithsonian Repatriates Sacred Items to the Siksika Nation
The two objects will again be utilized in Siksika ceremonies.
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From a Galaxy Far, Far Away, a Star Wars Jet Goes to Smithsonian
Fans of the cult series will be able to view the “X-wing Starfighter” at the DC institution.
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The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Presents The Obama Portraits Tour
Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald’s iconic portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama will travel to five cities across the US from June 2021 through May 2022.
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The National Museum of the American Indian Presents The COVID-19 Outbreak in the Navajo Nation
Photojournalist Donovan Quintero’s photo essay is the third installment in the online exhibition series Developing Stories: Native Photographers in the Field.
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Smithsonian Digitizes the Vast Archive of Artist Charles White
More than 17,000 items make up this collection of photographs, writings, correspondence, and biographical material from 1933 throughout the artist’s life.
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Smithsonian Presents Virtual Screening and Conversation With Zora Lathan and Iman Uqdah Hameen
Presented as part of the American Women’s History Initiative, On Black Interiority will take place on May 6 at 5:30pm.
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Celebrate Earth Day at the National Museum of the American Indian’s Living Earth Festival
The online festival explores sustainability and innovation in Indigenous agriculture with Native American films, business representatives, and youth leaders.
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Smithsonian Presents Virtual Screening and Conversation With Margaret Salmon as Part of American Women’s History Initiative
“Margaret Salmon: On Motherhood and the Everyday” will take place on April 1 at 5pm.
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Anthony Fauci Donates His 3-D Model of COVID-19 to the Smithsonian
Fauci used the model during briefings to lawmakers and the press throughout the pandemic.
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SAAM Highlights Cecilia Vicuña, Coco Fusco, and Mariam Ghani at Third Women Filmmakers Festival
From March 1 to 21, watch online screenings hosted by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and attend weekly conversations with the artists and museum curators.