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National Museum of Asian Art Partners With TOPPAN To Launch New Digital and Virtual Reality Projects

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Art and Japan-based TOPPAN Inc. are partnering to advance the museum’s growing digitization efforts, starting with implementation of cutting-edge virtual- and ...
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National Museum of Asian Art Renews Partnership With National Institute of Japanese Literature, Expands Digital Access to Rare Books

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has renewed its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL), part of the National Institutes for the ...
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Smithsonian Presents Refik Anadol’s “Smithsonian Dreams,” an Immersive Public Art Experience on the National Mall

The Smithsonian will debut “Smithsonian Dreams,” a large-scale, multisensory public art experience by Refik Anadol, internationally acclaimed media artist and director of Refik Anadol Studio, on the ...
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National Air and Space Museum Celebrates 50 Years With Opening of Five New Galleries

View of "RTX Living in the Space Age Hall" at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The Hall explores how innovations in space technology have transformed our lives. The ...
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National Air and Space Museum Accepts Air Racer Into National Collection at “Innovations in Flight” Event

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has accepted the Aero L-39C Albatros “American Spirit” jet racer into its national collection. The aircraft was donated by owner Ed Noel of the Noel Air ...
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Cult image of the God Ptah : Egyptian, Dynasty 22-early Dynasty 26 (ca. 945-600 B.C.)

Issued as Recent acquisitions : a selection, 2006-2007.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates Juneteenth With a Community Day Honoring Opal Lee

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) invites visitors to commemorate Juneteenth, the national holiday marking the emancipation of enslaved African ...
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Smithsonian Research Associate Discovers Ants Assemble To Be Picked Clean by ‘Cleaner’ Ants, a Novel Insect Behavior

In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, harvester ants congregate with serrated jaws agape outside the nests of much smaller cone ants. However, the nests’ inhabitants are not threatened. Instead, ...
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“We Do Declare”: Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Amplifies Women’s Voices on Financial Independence

Women celebrating in front of the Capitol. Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images. The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum announced today the expansion of “We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on ...
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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

In 2026, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is celebrating all things American bison. Through a series of new exhibitions, displays and programming, the national mammal will take ...
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African Lion

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