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Smithsonian’s Sidedoor Podcast Returns for Season Four
New Episodes Feature Dinosaurs, Orchids and Apollo
06.13.2019
Public Programs

Visitors look at the airplanes on display at the 2015 Innovations in Flight Family Day and Aviation Display

“Innovations in Flight” at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
06.11.2019
Air and Space Museum Public Programs
Festive Summer Programs at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York
Lineup Includes Solstice Celebration, Storytelling Series and More
06.06.2019
American Indian Museum Heye Center Public Programs
Big Freedia

Big Freedia, the celebrated “Queen of Bounce”

National Museum of African American History and Culture Announces Children’s and Other Public Programming for June 2019
Big Freedia Book Discussion and Dance Party, Alphabet Rockers Concert and Afro-Latin Storytelling Artists Highlight a Month of Music Celebrations
06.06.2019
African American Museum Public Programs
Inkarayku

Credit: Inkarayku

“Native Sounds Downtown!” 2019 Lineup Features Folk Musicians
Free Concerts in June, July and August at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York
06.03.2019
American Indian Museum Heye Center Public Programs
Martin B-26B-25-MA Marauder Flak-Bait
National Air and Space Museum Commemorates 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Museum Recognizes Anniversary With Activities at Udvar-Hazy Center
06.03.2019
Public Programs
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Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Announces “Race to the Moon”
Apollo 50th Anniversary Event Challenges Runners Across the Nation
05.31.2019
Air and Space Museum Public Programs
Inka Road event

Credit: Comparsa Iluminada  photo by Matailong Du for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates Solstice Saturday
Festivities Include Cultural Demonstrations, Performances and Family Activities To Celebrate the Great Inka Road Exhibition
05.30.2019
American Indian Museum Public Programs
Celebrate National Pride Month at the Smithsonian
05.29.2019
Public Programs
visitors to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
2019 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Event Celebrates the Social Power of Music
05.29.2019
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Smithsonian Folkways Public Programs
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Cocktails at Cooper Hewitt Returns for Another Standout Season
June 13 to Aug. 15; Launch Part at A/D/O, May 30
05.22.2019
Cooper Hewitt Public Programs
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Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Presents “Apollo at the Park”
Armstrong Spacesuit Statues To Be Displayed at Major League Ballparks This Summer
05.15.2019
Air and Space Museum Public Programs
Of Mics and Men Cover
Early Summer Programming Launches With Wu-Tang Clan Docu-series Screening and Discussion With Director Sacha Jenkins and Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, Power and Divine
05.01.2019
African American Museum Public Programs
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Annual Children’s Festival Focuses on Taíno Culture of the Caribbean
Visitors to the Smithsonian Museum Can Learn About Indigenous Foods, Petroglyphs and Traditional Stories
05.01.2019
American Indian Museum Heye Center Public Programs
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Smithsonian Associates Presents May Program Highlights
05.01.2019
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
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Smithsonian and Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives Celebrate Marvin Gaye Forever Stamp
April 20 Events at Two Historic D.C. Locations
04.19.2019
Anacostia Community Museum Postal Museum Public Programs
lunar spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 mission

Tight shot of the lunar spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 mission showing the reflection in the face shield, taken by photographer Jim Preston. Credit: National Air and Space Museum

Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 Spacesuit To Go On Display July 16 at Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
Museum Announces Additional Apollo Programming Details
04.18.2019
Smithsonian Channel Air and Space Museum Public Programs
People in a circle
National Museum of the American Indian’s Living Earth Festival to Take Place April 26–28
04.09.2019
American Indian Museum Public Programs
CABA Flyer
National Museum of African Art To Host the 26th Annual Children’s Africana Awards and Book Festival
04.04.2019
African Art Museum Public Programs
Smithsonian Sleepovers
Smithsonian Associates Announces 2019 Dates for “Smithsonian Sleepovers”
Overnight Adventures Await Children at Four Smithsonian Museums
04.04.2019
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
A Right to the City Installation

A Right to the City: ADAMS MORGAN - The Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum's satellite exhibit on view at the Mt. Pleasant Library, DC Public Library (back)

Anacostia Community Museum Partners with DC Public Library & Others
Partnerships Provides Programming “Offsite and in the City” during Museum’s Closure
04.03.2019
Anacostia Community Museum Public Programs
Jennifer Barnhart and Rick Lyon with the Avenue Q puppet, Nicky

Jennifer Barnhart and Rick Lyon with the Avenue Q puppet, Nicky

Smithsonian Associates Presents April Program Highlights
04.03.2019
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton To Speak on Saving Endangered Species at Smithsonian Associates Events
03.26.2019
Smithsonian Associates Public Programs
NMAAHC
Nat “King” Cole Centennial Musical Celebration Punctuates Busy March Calendar
Webby Award-Winning #HiddenHerstory Campaign Celebrates Women’s History Month
03.08.2019
African American Museum Public Programs

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