https://dc250.us/smithsonian-institution-museums-overview
Collectively called the Smithsonian Institution, these world-renowned free museums in Washington, DC are where history, science, art and culture come alive.
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/politics/smithsonian-white-house-documents-lonnie-bunch
Jan 14, 2026 - As the Smithsonian faced a deadline to comply with the White House’s request for extensive documents about its museum exhibitions, Lonnie Bunch III, the...
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https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/loggerhead-shrike
The loggerhead shrike is a songbird slightly smaller than a robin. Despite its small stature, the behaviors of a shrike reflect those of a raptor. It is...
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https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/przewalskis-horse
Przewalski's horses, critically endangered horses found in Mongolia, are the last truly wild horse. Once thought to be the ancestor to the domestic horse, they...
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https://americanart.si.edu/about/event-spaces
Uniquely beautiful event venues in Washington, DC are available at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery. Host receptions, parties, and...
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https://festival.si.edu/
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an annual exposition of living cultural heritage on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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https://soundcloud.com/smithsonian-folkways
Play Smithsonian Folkways and discover followers on SoundCloud | Stream tracks, albums, playlists on desktop and mobile.
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https://folkways.si.edu/learn
Free resources for the classroom Please browse the following map to find world music curricular experiences from Smithsonian Folkways' Network of Music...
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https://azhumanities.org/programs/blue-corn-festival/
Spark! is a Smithsonian exhibition spotlighting stories of rural innovation, brought to Arizona through local museums, libraries, and cultural centers.
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https://www.cooperhewitt.org/videos/
Jul 19, 2018 - Interviews with designers, public programs, and stories from behind-the-scenes. Visit our Collection site for exhibition videos.
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https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/Photos/Smithsonian-museums-reopen/16040/
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian National Museum of American History reopen in Washington following the government shutdown on...
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https://hirshhorn.si.edu/explore/respect-her-crank/
May 12, 2021 - ARTLAB’s latest series, Respect Her Crank!: Sounds of Blackness, explores the roles of Black women in American music history through weekly virtual workshops...
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https://www.cooperhewitt.org/visit/getting-here/
Nov 29, 2023 - Our Address 2 East 91st Street (between 5th and Madison Avenues) New York, New York 10128 Parking There are several private parking garages located close to...
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https://www.cooperhewitt.org/publications/designing-peace-building-a-better-future-now/
Feb 9, 2023 - How might we collectively put our creative forces together to envision a future we want to live in and take action to create it now? Designing Peace is an...
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https://www.cooperhewitt.org/press/
May 25, 2021 - Members of the press can view information for museum news and events and access the press release archive. Press materials, including high-resolution images...
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https://stri.si.edu/
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute was founded with the purpose of increasing and sharing knowledge about the past, present and future of tropical...
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https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/scimitar-horned-oryx
An elegant, graceful antelope (which may be behind the legend of the unicorn), the scimitar-horned oryx is supremely adapted to desert life. Currently extinct...
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https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/goliath-bird-eating-tarantula
Goliath bird-eating spiders are the biggest tarantulas in the world. They live in the deep rainforests of northern South America. Despite their intimidating...
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https://www.cooperhewitt.org/national-design-awards/2015-national-design-awards-winners/
Sep 13, 2017 - Celebrate design The National Design Awards program celebrates design as a vital humanistic tool in shaping the world, and seeks to increase national awareness...
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https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/legal/o5o3ra/terms-of-use
Sorry the video or page cannot be found. The page may have been removed, had its name changed, or is just temporarily unavailable. Please use search or visit...
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https://www.cooperhewitt.org/national-design-awards/2025-national-design-award-winners/
Jul 15, 2025 - The National Design Awards honor innovation and impact and recognize the power of design to change the world. Established in 2000 as a project of the White...
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https://www.vox.com/culture/461239/trump-smithsonian-art-kennedy-center-cia-cold-war
Sep 16, 2025 - How the Cold War foreshadows Trump’s cultural meddling.
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https://www.artforum.com/news/white-house-reiterates-funding-threat-against-smithsonian-1234741259/
The administration of President Donald Trump pressed the Smithsonian to subject itself to a sweeping review by year end or lose federal funding.
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https://studentreportinglabs.org/youth-reporting/the-smithsonian-is-creating-a-time-capsule-of-hopes-dreams-and-wishes-for-the-next-50-years/
Jul 7, 2025 - We are a hands-on student journalism training program that connects young people to real-world experiences and educators to resources and community.
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https://www.traditionalbuilding.com/smithsonians-2025-folklife-festival-promotes-traditional-building-trades-july-2-5
Apr 16, 2025 - Folklife Festival, held on the National Mall each July, will bring together skilled craftspeople and next generation artisans in the traditional building...
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/superhero-la-borinque-smithsonian-we-speak-her-proud-creator-n1010896
May 29, 2019 - Edgardo Miranda-Rodríguez, who created the female Puerto Rican comic book superhero "La Borinqueña," says it's "surreal" that his...
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https://americanart.si.edu/visit/saam/kogod-courtyard
The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, a signature element of the renovated National Historic Landmark building shared by the Smithsonian American Art Museum...
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https://www.aaa.si.edu/news/smithsonian-archives-of-american-art-acquires-rare-photographs-of-andy-warhols-factory
The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art has acquired more than 400 stereoscopic slides of Andy Warhol (1928–1987) inside his legendary New York City studio,...
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https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/cheetah
Built for breathtaking speed, the cheetah is the world’s fastest land mammal. Cheetahs rely on their agility and stealth to chase down prey across the African...
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https://www.magazines.com/smithsonian-magazine.html
Looking for a Smithsonian Magazine Subscription? Browse hundreds of titles at Magazines.com, your trusted source for magazine subscriptions at great prices!
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https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/happy-asian-elephant-awareness-month
August is Asian Elephant Awareness Month, and we’re celebrating with stories and fun facts about this endearing—and critically endangered—species.
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https://newscentraltv.com/us-to-probe-smithsonian-for-bias/
Sep 7, 2025 - The Trump administration has ordered a comprehensive review of several Smithsonian museums to ensure their exhibits celebrate "American...
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/us/smithsonian-latino-internship-lawsuit-settlement
Mar 27, 2024 - A Latino-focused internship program at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino now states the program is “equally open to students of all...
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https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-smithsonian-censor-museum-portrait
Jan 12, 2026 - The Smithsonian Institute is at risk of losing funding if it doesn't comply with Trump's executive order demanding it adheres to Trump's...
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https://www.cooperhewitt.org/membership/annual-report-of-gifts/
May 29, 2025 - GIFTS RECEIVED FROM OCTOBER 1, 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 Cooper Hewitt appreciates the generous support of the following donors who believe in the potential...
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https://www.nbbj.com/news/smithsonian-channel-how-rainier-square-tower-cuts-construction-time-in-half-with-revolutionary-techniques
Discover Seattle’s Rainier Square Tower in Smithsonian Channel’s “Speedcore & Steambend,” featuring NBBJ’s Mindy Levine-Archer.
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https://www.cooperhewitt.org/teen-programs/
Nov 20, 2025 - Teen Programs Interested in design and looking for a place to start? Cooper Hewitt teen programs provide high school students with opportunities to meet...
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https://www.cooperhewitt.org/open-source-at-cooper-hewitt/
Mar 5, 2020 - Resources Cooper Hewitt is committed to making its collections, knowledge, and resources as accessible and useful as possible. Here you can find the growing...
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https://washington.org/find-dc-listings/renwick-gallery-smithsonian-american-art-museum
Permanent collection and exhibitions of American crafts. This gem of a museum, located in a historic building near the White House, is dedicated to exhibiting...
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https://folkways.si.edu/
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to...
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https://alumni.princeton.edu/stories/kevin-gover-terence-tao-alumni-day
Princeton University will present its top awards for alumni to Kevin Gover ’78, under secretary for museums and culture at the Smithsonian, and Terence Tao...
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/23/discovery_doj_lobbying_letter_cornyn/
Oct 23, 2025 - : Cornyn & co ask DoJ to probe respected research institution for trying to 'influence' public
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https://www.brown.edu/news/2024-12-18/slaverys-wake
“In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture prominently features Brown...
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https://wikiedu.org/blog/2022/03/08/how-wiki-education-and-the-smithsonian-shared-untold-stories-of-american-women/
This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating our partnership with the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, an effort to amplify...
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https://www.themammothreflex.com/mostre-fotografiche/america-mostre-da-vedere/2017/05/23/la-vita-di-john-f-kennedy-in-mostra-allo-smithsonian-american-art-museum/
May 24, 2017 - WASHINGTON. La vita e il lavoro del presidente John F. Kennedy è in mostra allo Smithsonian American Art Museum, fino al 17 settembre.
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https://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute plays a leading role in the Smithsonian’s global efforts to save wildlife species from extinction and train...
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https://folkways.si.edu/nickelodeon-and-calliope/sounds/album/smithsonian
No need to plug a coin into the nickelodeon to hear those old favorites like
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https://www.Princeton.EDU/news/2025/11/03/smithsonian-executive-kevin-gover-78-and-fields-medalist-mathematician-terence-tao
The awards will be presented at Princeton's Alumni Day on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.
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https://washington.org/smithsonian-institution-museums-overview
Collectively called the Smithsonian Institution, these world-renowned free museums in Washington, DC are where history, science, art and culture come alive.
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https://www.openculture.com/2015/06/smithsonian-digitizes-lets-you-download-40000-works-of-asian-and-american-art.html
Oct 18, 2015
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https://washington.org/find-dc-listings/smithsonian-castle
Smithsonian’s signature building and Visitor Center. Closed for renovations but will temporarily reopen spring of 2026 for the 250th celebrations.
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https://gardens.si.edu/gardens/haupt-garden/
Nov 5, 2025 - Click here to view the Display Collection inventory for this garden. Click here to view the Tree Collection inventory for this garden. Covering over four
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https://smconservation.gmu.edu/programs/undergraduate-residential-semester-away-programs/wildlife-ecology-and-conservation/
Nov 17, 2025 - Apply cutting-edge field techniques to survey species in the wild and investigate ecological patterns and processes from local to global scales.
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https://thedcline.org/2024/11/12/from-murals-to-martial-arts-new-smithsonian-exhibit-reflects-on-chinatowns-history-and-asian-american-influence-in-dc/
At most art museums, visitors typically view and admire the final product, with few opportunities to witness the creative process or the heavy lifting that...
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https://ncac.org/news/executive-order-reduces-smithsonian-institutions-and-national-park-service-to-platforms-for-nationalist-propaganda
Jul 9, 2025 - UPDATE 7/9/2025: The Trump administration is calling for the review of an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History....
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https://washington.org/DC-guide-to/smithsonian-american-art-museum-and-renwick-gallery
The Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery make up one of the largest collections of American art. Plan your visit to these free museums in DC.
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https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/mcguffins-to-open-smithsonian-exhibition-on-boreal-forest-6864087
Apr 17, 2023 - Having paddled to virtually every corner of the boreal’s vast landscape, Superior Watershed Conservancy advocates Joanie and Gary McGuffin are heading to...
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https://ultrawolvesunderthefullmoon.blog/carl-van-vechten-ruby-elzy-1935-photogravure-22-5-x-14-9-cm-smithsonian-american-art-museum/
A fine art, film, history and literature site oriented to, but not exclusively for, the gay community. Please be aware that there is mature content on this...
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https://folkways.si.edu/bomba/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian
Puerto Rican culture is a representation of the diverse heritages of three main cultural groups: Taíno Indians, Africans, and Spaniards. This lesson focuses...
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https://www.cooperhewitt.org/donate/
Sep 9, 2025 - Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Design has never been more important as we navigate the future. When...
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https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/maned-wolf
The largest canid in South America, the maned wolf looks like a fox, is called a wolf and is closely related to neither. Maned wolves primarily eat small...
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https://www.bezosearthfund.org/news-and-insights/bezos-earth-fund-and-smithsonian-leap-to-the-aid-of-endangered-frog-species
Mar 20, 2025
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https://washington.org/dc-guide-to/smithsonian-anacostia-community-museum
Shining a lens on urban life, the Anacostia Community Museum documents and interprets the impact of historical and contemporary social issues on communities.
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https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/reality-from-metaverse-to-matrix
Virtual reality technology is advancing fast. Many predict that a "Metaverse" of virtual worlds will be the next stage of the Internet. Drawing on...
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https://www.cooperhewitt.org/open-source-at-cooper-hewitt/cooper-hewitt-the-typeface-by-chester-jenkins/
Jan 27, 2025 - The new typeface, Cooper Hewitt, is a contemporary sans serif, with characters composed of modified-geometric curves and arches. Initially commissioned by...
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https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibitions/traveling/
May 22, 2023 - Cooper Hewitt exhibitions regularly travel across the country and the world. FOR INFORMATION on Traveling Exhibitions, PLEASE CONTACT YVOnne Gomez, at...
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