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National Air and Space Museum Welcomes James Webb Space Telescope’s Pathfinder and Parker Solar Probe to Collection

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum welcomes two new acquisitions to the collection—the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) Pathfinder and Parker Solar Probe model. The Pathfinder is a ...
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Marks the Return of a São José Ship Timber to South Africa After a Decade of Stewardship

Following the conclusion of a 10-year loan to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), wooden artifacts, including ship timber, from the São José slave ...
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Asian Elephant Calf Linh Mai Will Make Her Public Debut April 22 at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this Earth Day, April 22. She was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father ...
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Smithsonian Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the “Judgment of Paris” and the Nation’s 250th Birthday

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the famous 1976 “Judgment of Paris” wine tasting competition and the nation’s 250th anniversary of the ...
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Smithsonian Releases New Free eBook for Youth Celebrating 250 Years of American Women in STEAM Innovation

To commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Smithsonian Science Education Center today released a new free eBook, ...
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National Museum of the American Latino To Showcase Salsa Music and Celia Cruz’s Iconic Costumes in New Exhibition April 18

“¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa” Will Premiere in the Museum’s Temporary Exhibition Space at the National Museum of American History ...
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Portraiture Festival & Performance of “Forever Is a Feeling” by Moveius Contemporary Ballet

Portraiture festival and performance of “Forever Is a Feeling” by Moveius Contemporary Ballet Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery—Kogod Courtyard Eighth and G streets N.W. Saturday, March 14 ...
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Half of the World’s Coral Reefs Suffered Major Bleaching During the 2014–2017 Global Heatwave

University of Guam researcher Dr. Laurie Raymundo conducting a health assessment of a bleached Acropora muricata thicket in Apra Harbor, Guam, October 2017. Credit: Dave Burdick Benefits to society ...
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American Bison Return to the National Mall With New Exhibitions and Larger-Than-Life Bronze Sculptures at the National Museum of Natural History

To Celebrate the Nation’s 250th Anniversary, the Museum Will Spotlight the Significance and Resilience of the National Mammal Throughout 2026 In 2026, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural ...
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An Eloquent Argument

Pamphlet “Common Sense,” 1776. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. “We have it in our power to begin the world over again,” Thomas Paine proclaimed in the pamphlet “Common Sense,” his ...
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National Museum of Asian Art Announces the Transfer of Ancient Manuscript Fragments to China

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has deaccessioned fragments of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts (fourth–third century B.C.E.) from its collection and formally transferred them to the ...
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Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute To Welcome Critically Endangered Arabian Leopards in a Major Conservation Cooperative Agreement With Saudi ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) have announced an agreement involving the international conservation and loan of ...