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General Media Inquiries

General inquiries: [email protected]

Note: If your request is for a specific Smithsonian museum or center, please reach out directly to the contacts below.

Museum, Center and Program Inquiries

Museums and Zoo

  • African American Museum arrow-right

    • Melissa Wood

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-297-6161
    • Fleur Paysour

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-4761
    NMAAHC exterior
  • African Art Museum arrow-right

    • Jennifer Mitchell

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-4649
    National Museum of African Art
  • Air and Space Museum arrow-right

    • Alison Wood

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-2376
    • Amy Stamm

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-2392
    • Marc Sklar

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-2175
    building exterior.
  • American Art Museum arrow-right

    • Laura Baptiste

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-8494
    • Rebekah Mejorado

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-8533
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  • American History Museum arrow-right

    • Melinda Machado

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-3129
    • Valeska Hilbig

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-3129
      • phone 202-309-2152
    • Laura Duff

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-3129
    • Lemelson Center

      Laura Havel

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-3312
      • phone 443-617-2854
    National Museum of American History building
  • American Indian Museum arrow-right

    • Marielba Alvarez

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-6888
    • Becky Haberacker

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-5183
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  • American Indian Museum Heye Center arrow-right

    • George Gustav Heye Center, New York, NY

      Lisa Austin

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 212-514-3826
    building exterior
  • American Latino Museum arrow-right

    • David Coronado

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-9004
    gallery rendering with small exhibition cases
  • American Women's History Museum arrow-right

    • Ellie Reynolds

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-5393
    objects from the collections
  • Anacostia Community Museum arrow-right

    • Katelynd Anderson

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-417-5045
    building exterior
  • Asian Art Museum arrow-right

    • Juliette Pasquini

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-655-9403
    Freer Courtyard
  • Cooper Hewitt arrow-right

    • Laurie Bohlk

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 212-849-8420
    • Ashley Tickle

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 212-849-2954
    building exerior
  • Hirshhorn Museum arrow-right

    • Kate Gibbs

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-2825
    • Lucky Haile

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-2807
    building exterior
  • National Zoo & SCBI arrow-right

    • Annalisa Meyer

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-3081
    • Ellie Tahmaseb

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-843-2958
    • Jen Zoon

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 301-908-3102
    National Zoo Front Enterance
  • Natural History Museum arrow-right

    • Randall Kremer

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-360-8770
    • Ryan Lavery

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-0826
    • Jack Tamisiea

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-0218
    exterior of the museum
  • Portrait Gallery arrow-right

    • Concetta Duncan

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-9989
    • Gabrielle Obusek

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-8299
    building exterior.
  • Postal Museum arrow-right

    • Marty Emery

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-431-8963
  • Smithsonian Gardens arrow-right

    • Sophia Ancira

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-718-3290
    Ripley Garden

Centers and Programs

  • Archives of American Art arrow-right

    • Benjamin Marcus

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-5194
    Aerial image of Archives of American Art
  • Asian Pacific American Center arrow-right

    • Rick H. Lee

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-2654
    View of the Sightlines exhibition.
  • Astrophysical Observatory arrow-right

    • Randall Smith

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 617-495-7143
    image of the sun
  • Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage arrow-right

    • Linda St. Thomas

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-841-2517
    Folklife Festival
  • Environmental Research Center arrow-right

    • Kristen Goodhue

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 443-482-2325
    Chesapeake Bay blue crab
  • Smithsonian Affiliations arrow-right

    • Elizabeth Fingar

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-5304
    map of affiliates
  • Smithsonian Associates arrow-right

    • Lauren Lyons

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-8614
    Castle at dusk
  • Smithsonian Books arrow-right

    • Matt Litts

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-2495
  • Smithsonian Enterprises Retail arrow-right

    • Licensing

      Bridget Ferraro

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-5975
    • Products

      Ray Moore

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-6066
    Planetarium store
  • Smithsonian Journeys arrow-right

    • Angela Ferragamo

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 855-330-1542
    Yosemite
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives arrow-right

    • Sophia Ancira

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-718-3290
    book pages
  • Smithsonian Magazine arrow-right

    • Executive Editor

      Debra Rosenberg

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-6026
    • Smithsonianmag.com

      Brian Wolly

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-2054
    • Magazine Subscriptions

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 800-766-2149
    King Solomon cover of Smithsonian Magazine
  • Smithsonian Science Education Center arrow-right

    • Benjamin Marcus

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-5194
    two young girls working on science project.
  • Traveling Exhibition Service arrow-right

    • Jennifer Schommer

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-3121
    • Arlene Irizarry

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-3582
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  • Tropical Research Institute arrow-right

    • Beth King

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-4700 x 28216
    • Linette Dutari

      • envelope [email protected]
      • phone 202-633-4700 x 28177
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