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National Museum of Natural History Celebrates the Enduring Legacy of American Bison With New Exhibition, “Bison Standing Strong”

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will open a major new exhibition, “Bison: Standing Strong,” Thursday, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How the American Women’s History Initiative Pool Lays the Groundwork for a New Museum

Since 2018, the American Women's History Initiative Pool has funded more than 200 projects across the Smithsonian, supporting research, collections, and programming that make women's history visible ...
Smithsonian Magazine

150-Year-Old Frogs Collected by a Founding Smithsonian Naturalist Helped 21st-Century Scientists Track How Pesticides Devastated Amphibian Populations in Illinois

In celebration of the upcoming Save the Frogs Day, learn how scientists used historic cricket frogs to connect ...
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History on display at the Smithsonian Institution

Filled with treasures, the Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. The institution was founded in 1846 with help from the founding donor and the museum’s ...
Smithsonian Institution

Restored Smithsonian carousel returns to the National Mall

Read about the history of the carousel in honor of the Smithsonian carousel on the National Mall reopening after three years ...

Smithsonian democracy exhibit opens Georgia tour in Putnam County

Georgia’s Putnam County is hosting a unique exhibit highlighting democracy in America, just in time for the nation’s 250th birthday.
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Lynda Roscoe Hartigan named Smithsonian American Art Museum director

The veteran curator returns to the museum where she spent two decades.