Exhibitions

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Film still of spaceships flying
Lucasfilm
X-wing Starfighter

This X-wing Starfighter appeared in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and is on long-term loan to the National Air and Space Museum from Lucasfilm.

Copyright: Lucasfilm

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Fictional Star Wars spaceship floating in space

This X-wing Starfighter appeared in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and is on long-term loan from Lucasfilm. It will go on display in 2022 in the museum's flagship building on the National Mall.

Credit: Lucasfilm

National Air and Space Museum Welcomes Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter
Now on View in Restoration Hangar After Traveling From a Galaxy Far, Far Away
05.04.2021
Air and Space Museum Exhibitions New Acquisitions
Airplane hanger
Lucasfilm
X-wing Starfighter in Restoration Hangar

This X-wing Starfighter appeared in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and is on long-term loan from Lucasfilm. It is pictured here in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

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Two people carrying children look at sculpture in a museum

Image courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum; Photo by Albert Ting.

Smithsonian American Art Museum Reopens May 14
Critically Acclaimed Exhibitions Shuttered Due to the Global Pandemic Now Extended to Summer
04.23.2021
American Art Museum Renwick Gallery Exhibitions
Rendering of exhibit with technology

“The Co-Lab” in the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, rendering courtesy Autodesk Inc. “Elevate ultimate mobility vehicle model” image courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group.

Smithsonian FUTURES Teams With Autodesk To Debut Future of Human–A.I. Design
New A.I.-Designed Museum Experience Invites Visitors To Co-create Their Ideal Future City
04.21.2021
Arts and Industries Exhibitions
Aerial view of outdoor exhibit
Samir Meghelli, Curator
Food for the People Exhibit

The outdoor “Food for the People: Eating and Activism in Greater Washington” exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum.

Photo Credit: Samir Meghelli, Curator

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Outdoor exhibit with sculpture and text
Samir Meghelli, Curator
Food for the People Exhibit

The outdoor “Food for the People: Eating and Activism in Greater Washington” exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum.

Photo Credit: Samir Meghelli, Curator

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Outdoor exhibition
Samir Meghelli, Curator
Food for the People Exhibit

The outdoor “Food for the People: Eating and Activism in Greater Washington” exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum.

Photo Credit: Samir Meghelli, Curator

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"What is Food Justice?" signage outdoors
Samir Meghelli, Curator
Food for the People Exhibit

The outdoor “Food for the People: Eating and Activism in Greater Washington” exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum.

Photo Credit: Samir Meghelli, Curator

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Outdoor sign display with text "What is food justice?"

The outdoor “Food for the People: Eating and Activism in Greater Washington” exhibition on the front plaza of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum. Photo Credit: Samir Meghelli

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum Presents Outdoor Exhibition on D.C. Region’s Food Justice Issues
04.19.2021
Anacostia Community Museum Exhibitions
White tags hang from branches of tree

Yoko Ono, “Wish Tree for Washington, DC,” 2007. Installed at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Photo by Jazmine Johnson.

Hirshhorn Presents Yoko Ono’s “Wish Tree for Washington, DC” for the First Time in a Virtual Activation on Instagram With #WishTreeDC, April 15–30
Open Invitation to the World Begins With Artists, April 15
04.15.2021
Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions Public Programs
The bias inside us. Smithsonian.

“The Bias Inside Us” is a community engagement project from the Smithsonian about the psychology of implicit bias, the impact of this bias and what people can do about it. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service

Smithsonian Community Engagement Project on Implicit Bias Launches Tour at the Science Museum of Minnesota
03.02.2021
Traveling Exhibition Service Exhibitions
Museum display of "The Science of Bias" with wall text and TV screens
Science Museum of Minnesota
"The Bias Inside Us": Science Museum of Minnesota

“The Bias Inside Us” on view at the Science Museum of Minnesota.

Photo by Science Museum of Minnesota

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Woman interacts with items on a gallery wall
Science Museum of Minnesota
"The Bias Inside Us": Interactive elements

Interactive elements display how bias is reflected in product design, advertising, architecture and technology.

Photo by Science Museum of Minnesota

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Woman wearing mask looks at wall of portrait photography
Science Museum of Minnesota
"The Bias Inside Us": Humanae project

“The Bias Inside Us” features Spanish photographer Angélica Dass’ Humanae project, which reflects on the color of skin that challenges the concept of race.

Photo by Science Museum of Minnesota

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Hyperloop pod outside at sundown
Smithsonian “FUTURES” To Host Public Debut of Virgin Hyperloop’s Milestone ‘Pegasus’ Pod
XP-2 Prototype Carried World’s First Hyperloop Passengers in Historic Late 2020 Test Run
03.02.2021
Arts and Industries Exhibitions
Rendering of crowd staring at exhibition with airplanes
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Kislak Gift Announcement: Gallery Rendering

A preview of the Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air gallery, part of the museum's transformation. 

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Rendering of exhibition space with a crowd of people looking at airplanes

A preivew of the Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air gallery, part of the museum's transformation. 

National Air and Space Museum Receives $10 Million Gift From Kislak Family Foundation
New “Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air” Gallery Anticipated To Open in 2025
02.24.2021
Air and Space Museum Exhibitions
Smithsonian Arts and Industries building with garden in front

Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building by Roy Blunt

Smithsonian To Debut Groundbreaking ‘FUTURES’ Exhibition for Its 175th Anniversary
Historic Arts and Industries Building To Reopen for First Time in Nearly Two Decades With Smithsonian’s First Large-Scale Exploration of the Future
02.23.2021
Arts and Industries Exhibitions
Person stands in snow looking up at art attached to a fence
Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum
Men of Change: Imagining section

Visitor looks at the IMAGINING section of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum’s exhibition, Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets in Deanwood, D.C.

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Section of a fence displays artwork in fromt of a building
Michael Barnes, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum
Men of Change: Community section

The COMMUNITY section of Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum’s exhibition, Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets in Deanwood, D.C.

Credit: Michael Barnes, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum

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Empty street lined with posters attached to fences on each side
Andrea Jones, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum
Men of Change: Nash Street

Nash St at Night at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum’s exhibition, Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets in Deanwood, D.C.

Credit: Andrea Jones, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum

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Duke Ellington in profile leaning over a piano

Duke Ellington composing at the piano, 1928. Valentino Sarra, Duke Ellington Collection. Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum Presents Outdoor Exhibition on Revolutionary African American Men
02.01.2021
Traveling Exhibition Service Anacostia Community Museum Exhibitions
Duke Ellington in profile leaning over an open piano
Valentino Sarra, Duke Ellington Collection. Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Men of Change: Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington composing at the piano, 1928.

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