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Poet Amanda Gorman To Open Smithsonian’s National Education Summit in Nation’s Historic 250th Anniversary Year

Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, will deliver the opening keynote for the 2026 Smithsonian’s ...
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Smithsonian Museums Stay Open Late for Expanded Three-Day Solstice Weekend

For the first time, the Smithsonian is expanding its popular Solstice Saturday into a three-day celebration, inviting ...
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Consider the Chair

A common item with uncommon potential for redesign and reinvention. Explore chair designs from across the globe within the Smithsonian's collections.
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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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Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Launches Augmented-Reality Experience on National Mall Celebrating Five Trailblazers

The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum today launched “Unhidden Heroines,” an augmented-reality experience on the ...
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Smithsonian Celebrates the Start of Summer With Solstice

Smithsonian Solstice marks both the start of summer and America’s 250th anniversary with an expanded, first-ever multi-day celebration building on the popular Solstice Saturday ...
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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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National Museum of American History Launches Virtual-Reality Experience Featuring Revolutionary War Gunboat “Philadelphia”

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History presents “Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution!,” a new, virtual-reality experience that transports visitors to Lake Champlain in 1776, where ...
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A Sweet, Flaky Love Letter

In early 1944, Marie Boudet received a coconut in her mailbox—a love letter—from her husband Raymond, a Navy Seabee who was stationed in Hawaiʻi during World War II. The back of the unusual love ...
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Photo Op for 18th-Century Painting of Bernardo de Gálvez

Photo op for the U.S. premiere of the 18th-century painting of Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish Military and American Revolutionary war leader, by Cuban painter José Nicolás de EscaleraFriday, June ...
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Cooper Hewitt Unveils Permanent Collection Galleries Showcasing a Multi-Year Presentation of the National Design Collection

This summer, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will unveil its permanent collection galleries with a landmark presentation, “Design Across Time: Exploring the Smithsonian’s Design Collection.” ...
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Apollo 11: First Steps Edition

Timed to the 50th anniversary of NASA’s celebrated Apollo 11 mission, APOLLO 11: First Steps Edition is a thrilling cinematic experience that showcases the real-life moments of humankind’s first steps ...