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The Patents and Trademarks of Steve Jobs:
Art and Technology that Changed the World

Through July 8, 2012

S. Dillon Ripley Center

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Smithsonian associates presents

Developing Connoisseurship in
American Glass
Sat., June 16, 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

View works of glass from  Smithsonian museum collections. Learn basic glassworking skills.

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Titanoboa: Monster Snake

The greatest fossil discovery since T-Rex is shedding light on a lost world.
Watch the full-length documentary online.

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Can you identify these objects?

Take our quiz to find out how much you know about items around the Smithsonian with special connections to
Mother’s Day!

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Inside the Meteorite Clean Room

Don your clean room clothing and take a glimpse into the Smithsonian's new Antarctic meteorite storage facility where meteorites are kept under tight security and tight airlocks.

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Smithsonian magazine invites you to tell us what you’d like to know.

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Give craft some credit, and get credit yourself!

Donate $10 or more to support acquisitions from the Renwick Gallery’s
40 under 40: Craft Futures and be credited in the exhibition, opening July 20
at the Renwick Gallery

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Smithsonian Snapshot

Apollo 10 Space Meal, 1969

Each crew member was supplied with three meals per day, which provided approximately 2,800 calories. This photo shows John Young’s Meal B lunch for mission Day 9.

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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Celebrate history and heritage with the Smithsonian.

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Introducing...
Smithsonian Mobile


Your mobile guide to
visiting our museums

Discover what you can see and do, search our collections, access podcasts and other apps, add your tips and photos!

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