New Acquisitions

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Callum Francis, Cyndi Lauper, and Andy Kelso

Kinky Boots Steps Into the Smithsonian National Collection
National Museum of American History Accepts Costume Artifacts
03.06.2019
American History Museum New Acquisitions
Spaceship rocket motor

RocketMotorTwo is the hybrid engine that powered Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, called VSS Unity, into space for the first time on December 13, 2018.

Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Receives SpaceShipTwo Rocket Motor From Virgin Galactic
02.07.2019
Air and Space Museum New Acquisitions
Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen Donates Items to the National Museum of American History
11.27.2018
New Acquisitions
“Love is the Message, The Message is Death”

Installation view of Arthur Jafa, “Love is the Message, The Message is Death,” 2016 in “The Message: New Media Works” at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2017. Courtesy of Arthur Jafa and Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York/ Rome. Photo: Cathy Carver

Hirshhorn, Smithsonian American Art Museum Jointly Acquire Arthur Jafa’s Breakout Work “Love is the Message, The Message is Death”  
Marks First Joint Acquisition Between the Two Smithsonian Museums
11.16.2018
American Art Museum Hirshhorn Museum New Acquisitions
Photo of Matthew Shepard

Photograph of Matthew Shepard at the coliseum in Rome, 1993.

Smithsonian Receives Matthew Shepard Collection
Judy and Dennis Shepard Donate Historic Collection 20 Years After Their Son’s Murder
10.25.2018
American History Museum New Acquisitions
perspective shot of gem and mineral collection
Smithsonian Receives Rare Topaz for the National Gem Collection
Whitney Flame Topaz To Go on Public View Sept. 20
09.20.2018
Natural History Museum Exhibitions New Acquisitions
HMSG
Hirshhorn Receives Major Gift of More Than 50 Iconic Works by Marcel Duchamp and His Contemporaries
Most Significant Gift of Art Since Joseph Hirshhorn’s Passing in 1981
09.05.2018
Hirshhorn Museum New Acquisitions
Jose Feliciano in performance
José Feliciano Donates Objects From His 50-Year Music Career to the Smithsonian, Will Sing the National Anthem
Marks 50 Years Since 1968 World Series Performance; Smithsonian Citizenship Ceremony Welcomes 20 New Americans
06.13.2018
American History Museum New Acquisitions
Artist Roy Lichtenstein in front of his paintings
Archives of American Art Announces Major Promised Gift From the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
Gift Transforms the Archives’ Collection of and Accessibility to Material by and About Roy Lichtenstein, the Seminal 20th-century Artist
06.06.2018
Archives of American Art New Acquisitions
Mark Segal
LGBTQ Publisher, Journalist and Pioneer Mark Segal Donates Collection to National Museum of American History
Donation Includes Stonewall-Era Objects and Artifacts From the First Gay Pride Celebration
05.17.2018
American History Museum New Acquisitions
Black and white sketch
National Museum of American History Receives Archival Materials Related to the History of The Academy of Washington, D.C.
03.13.2018
American History Museum New Acquisitions
Gavel
Nancy Pelosi, First Woman Speaker of the House, Donates Historic Speaker’s Gavel to the National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Initiates Planning Phase for American Women’s History Initiative
03.07.2018
American History Museum New Acquisitions
Cheerleader uniforms
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Donate Artifacts to National Museum of American History
02.26.2018
American History Museum New Acquisitions
tin cup
Congressman Sam Johnson Donates POW Possessions to Smithsonian
Vietnam War Symbols Added to National Museum of American History’s Collections
02.13.2018
American History Museum New Acquisitions
Scene from Hamilton: An American Musical
Smithsonian Adds Eliza Hamilton Portrait and Hamilton Costume From Musical
National Museum of American History Tells Story of 200 Years of American Philanthropy
11.06.2017
American History Museum New Acquisitions
Hirshhorn building exterior.
Hirshhorn Announces Major Acquisition of Japanese Avant-Garde Photography
11 Important Works Span 1960s and ’70s
08.28.2017
Hirshhorn Museum New Acquisitions
Smithsonian Logo
Archives of American Art Announces Grant From the Henry Luce Foundation To Expand Its Collections on African American Art and Artists
04.27.2017
Archives of American Art New Acquisitions
colorful image of sweet pea flowers from Burpee's advertising
Smithsonian Acquires Donation of Burpee & Co. Records
Smithsonian Gardens Adds Records to the Burpee Collection in the Archives of American Gardens
12.20.2016
Smithsonian Gardens New Acquisitions
Black and white photo of Margaret Robson
Smithsonian American Art Museum Acquires Major Collection of Self-Taught American Art
Gift Is the Largest Acquisition of Self-Taught Art for the Collection in 20 Years
12.13.2016
American Art Museum New Acquisitions
diamonds in a hand.
Smithsonian Receives Diamond Donation from Rio Tinto
National Gem and Mineral Collection Expands to Include 500 Carats of Australian Rough Diamonds
09.09.2014
Natural History Museum New Acquisitions
Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial 1939
Marian Anderson Collection Donated to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
04.08.2014
African American Museum New Acquisitions
North Atlantic Right Whale
Smithsonian Acquires Skeleton of Critically Endangered Whale
Rare Specimen Gives Scientists Forensic Tools to Study Right Whales and Ocean Sustainability
12.16.2013
Natural History Museum New Acquisitions
Cooper-Hewitt Announces Acquisition of Planetary Application and Source Code
First Digital Code in Cooper-Hewitt’s Collection
08.27.2013
Cooper Hewitt New Acquisitions
Cover from the Archives Center Daytime TV magazine collection
Daytime Television Gets Primetime Spot at Smithsonian: Susan Lucci, Alex Trebek and Barney Objects Added to Collections
National Museum of American History and NATAS Announce Partnership
05.09.2013
American History Museum New Acquisitions

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