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Two woman with long, dark hair stand in front of small sculpture, holding phone up toward the sculpture. — Albert Ting

Temple of Invention Augmented Reality Experience

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Girl with brown hair and black headphones holds a phone up in a large space, projecting an augmented reality graphic. — Albert Ting

Temple of Invention Augmented Reality Experience

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Girl with brown hair and black headset holds up a phone with an augmented reality graphic on it. — Credit Abert Ting.

“The Temple of Invention Augmented Reality Experience” Debuts at the Smithsonian American Art Museum April 18

04.15.2024

American Art Museum Public Programs

Two men, leaning over at the hip, look at old wooden crate with carvings on the side; one man holds a light and the other points — Mosul Cultural Museum Director Zaid Ghazi Saadallah (right) and Head of Conservation Saad Ahmed (left), examine the cenotaph of Imam Yahya b. Al Qasim (carved in 1239) as part of a joint Iraqi-Smithsonian survey of damage after ISIS occupation. Photo by Sebastian Meyer for the Smithsonian Institution.

National Museum of Asian Art Announces Third Program in Its Series on the Protection of Cultural Heritage, “Protecting Cultural Heritage under Siege”

Panel Will Address Pressing Issues in the Cultural Heritage Field, Especially in Zones of Armed Conflict

04.15.2024

Asian Art Museum Public Programs

Man with short white hair, wearing a dark gray button down, sits casually with arm propped on leg — Credit Nina Subin.

Smithsonian Associates Presents “Lincoln: The Months Before Sumter with Author Erik Larson”

04.15.2024

Smithsonian Associates Public Programs

Purple and orange book cover with lower half of womans face above Washington DC skyline and large white text. — *“Undiplomatic: How My Attitude Created the Best Kind of Trouble” by Deesha Dyer*

April Programming at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

04.05.2024

African American Museum Public Programs

Separate photos of three women from the neck up looking at camera.

National Museum of the American Indian Presents “Youth In Action: Indigenous Ecosystems” for Earth Day 2024

04.04.2024

American Indian Museum Public Programs

Picture of coastline with blue water and tan, tall grass on the coast, tall stovepipes in background with plume of smoke. — Cindy Gilmour/SERC

Chalk Point Generating Station on the Patuxent River in Maryland

Chalk Point Generating Station on the Patuxent River in Maryland. The gas billowing out of this power plant has already passed through some emissions-cleaning technology, thanks to healthier air regulations.

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Picture of outstreched arms in yellow sleeves holding soil and plants in their hands. — Visitors at the Anacostia Community Museum’s 2023 Honor the Earth Celebration plant the museum’s garden to start the spring season. Credit: Matilong Duma.

Smithsonian Celebrates Earth Month With Free Festivals and Programs

04.01.2024

Public Programs

Picture of planting area with green grass and trees inside.

Spencer Finch, Lost Man Creek

Spencer Finch, Lost Man Creek, Installation at MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York, Trees, dirt, wood, dimensions variable, 2016

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Light teal color in small circular pattern.

Alma Thomas, Grassy Melodic Chan

Alma Thomas, Grassy Melodic Chant, 1976, acrylic on canvas, 46 x 36 in. (116.8 x 91.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist, 1980.36.5

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Picture of people outside in front of marble steps, wearing layers of colorful clothes dancing with their arms up — The museum’s May 2023 centennial celebrations. Credit: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution.

National Museum of Asian Art Announces 2024 Arts and Culture Festival Dedicated to Well-Being in the Asian American Community

Part of a Five-Year Series of May Programming Sponsored by Bank of America That Celebrates Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

03.28.2024

Asian Art Museum Public Programs