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Smithsonian Press Preview for “From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage” Exhibition

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will host a press preview of the new exhibition “From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage” Tuesday, J ...
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Anacostia Community Museum Celebrates Juneteenth

The Anacostia Community Museum will host its largest-ever Juneteenth Freedom Celebration, Friday, June 19, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The free, full-day event, “Power in the Past, Stren ...
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EleFest Celebrates Elephants, Culture and Conservation at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Aug. 7–9

Visitors can celebrate elephants, culture and conservation during EleFest, a three-day festival at the Smithsonian’s National ...
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National Air and Space Museum Hosts “Innovations in Flight” Day at Udvar-Hazy Center

The National Air and Space Museum will host “Innovations in Flight,” its most popular annual event Saturday, June 13, at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. More than 60 unique aircraft fly in for one ...
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Anacostia Community Museum Announces Expanded Juneteenth Celebration for Nation’s 250

While the museum has hosted Juneteenth events since 1989, this year’s expanded program introduces a signature “Juneteenth ...
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National Air and Space Museum Opens Five New Galleries

The National Air and Space Museum will open five new galleries Wednesday, July 1, for the 50th anniversary of the opening of its building on the National Mall and in time for the nation’s 250th ...
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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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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

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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RMS Titanic 1909-12 (Olympic Class) : owners' workshop manual : an insight into the design, construction and operation of the most famous passenger ship of all time / David F ...

RMS Titanic 1909-12 (Olympic Class) : owners' workshop manual : an insight into the design, construction and operation of the most famous passenger ship of all time / David F. Hutchings and Richard de ...
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Smithsonian Statement on Impeachment Exhibit

As the keeper of memory for the nation, it is our privilege and responsibility to tell accurate and complete histories. As has been recently reported, in July, a placard was removed from the National ...