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                    -                 Search Press Releases          SearchReset-  Smithsonian Names Three Members to the National Museum of the American Latino Board of Trustees  12.19.2023American Latino Museum 
-  “Ingenuity Mars Helicopter” Prototype Joins the National Air and Space Museum Collection  12.15.2023Air and Space MuseumNew Acquisitions 
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The reconstructed woolly dog shown at scale with Arctic dogs and spitz breeds in the background to compare scale and appearance; the portrayal does not imply a genetic relationship. *Credit: Karen Carr.*
Researchers, Coast Salish People Analyze 160-Year-Old Indigenous Dog Pelt in the Smithsonian’s CollectionAnalysis Conducted To Pinpoint the Origin and Sudden Disappearance of the Culturally Significant Coast Salish Woolly Dog  12.14.2023Natural History MuseumResearch News 
-  Jennifer Brosnahan McIntyre Named Smithsonian Chief Legal Officer  12.14.2023Administrative News 
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Credit: Oprah Winfrey by Shawn Michael Warren, oil on linen, 2023. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Acquired through the generosity of Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia; Taylor and Wemimo Abbey; Anonymous; Deon Jones and Cameron J. Ross; Lisa Opoku and Loki Muthu; Mack Wilbourn; Charles Young and Andrea Wishom Young.
National Portrait Gallery Reveals a Newly Commissioned Portrait of Oprah Winfrey by Chicago-Based Artist Shawn Michael WarrenOn View Beginning Dec. 13  12.13.2023Portrait GalleryNew Acquisitions 
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Rashid Johnson, “Bruise Painting ‘Message to Our Folks,’”**2023. Copyright Rashid Johnson.Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photograph by Josh Weilepp/NMAAHC.
New Artwork by Rashid Johnson on View at the National Museum of African American History and CultureArtwork Coincides With the 20th Anniversary of the Signing of  Federal Legislation Creating the Museum Dec. 16  12.12.2023African American Museum 
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*Portrait of OSGEMEOS by Filipe Berndt.*
Hirshhorn Presents First US Museum Survey of Brazilian Graffiti Artists OSGEMEOSLarge-Scale Exhibition of Nearly 1,000 Artworks, Objects and Archival Materials Traces OSGEMEOS’ Creative Evolution, On View May 18, 2024–July 6, 2025  12.06.2023Hirshhorn MuseumExhibitions 
-  Smithsonian Associates Presents In-Person and Livestreamed “Revolutionary Road Trip” Panel Discussion With PBS Television Host Darley Newman  12.04.2023Smithsonian AssociatesPublic Programs 
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*Pinback button celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa.Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture*
Kwanzaa and Holiday Specials Highlight December Programming at the National Museum of African American History and Culture  11.27.2023African American MuseumExhibitionsPublic Programs 
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*From left to right*: Glenn Kiser- Director, Dolby Institute; Josh Singer (Co-Writer- Maestro); Dagmar Dolby; Michelle Tesoro (Editor- Maestro); Natasha Dolby; Mark Bridges (Costume Designer- Maestro); David Dolby; and Anthea M. Hartig.
Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision Brought to Warner Bros. Theater at the National Museum of American HistorySpecial Screening of Netflix Film “Maestro” To Reopen National Mall Theater  11.20.2023American History Museum 
-  Native Art Market Brings Indigenous Artisans to Washington and New York for Curated Shopping Experience  11.17.2023American Indian MuseumPublic Programs 
-  Smithsonian Associates Kicks off the Holiday Season With In-Person and Livestreamed Programs  11.15.2023Smithsonian AssociatesPublic Programs 
-  National Museum of Natural History Announces Dorothy Lippert as Repatriation Program ManagerWith More Than 20 Years’ Experience at the Smithsonian, Lippert Is Nationally Recognized for Her Contributions to Archaeology and Repatriation  11.09.2023Natural History MuseumAdministrative News 
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A plate of baleen (left) and a plastic shard (right) found in the gut of the first Rice’s whale to be scientifically described.

Credit: James D. Tiller and Fred Cochard, Smithsonian.
Smithsonian To Host Symposium Focused on Endangered Rice’s Whale in Partnership With NOAA, Marine Mammal CommissionMuseum Will Display Remains of the First Scientifically Described Rice’s Whale  11.09.2023Natural History MuseumResearch NewsExhibitions 
-  Smithsonian Expands Digital Capabilities To Drive Accessibility, Impact and Reach  11.09.2023Education News 
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Sept. 23, 2023. Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji enjoys a fruitsicle cake during the Panda Palooza: A Final Farewell celebration at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

Photo credit: Skip Brown, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

 
Giant Pandas Depart Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute for China  11.08.2023National Zoo 
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Dr. Whitson, courtesy of Axiom
National Air and Space Museum’s 2024 Michael Collins Trophy Awarded to Astronaut Peggy Whitson and the Double Asteroid Redirection Test Team  11.07.2023Air and Space Museum 
-  Online Native Cinema Showcase Brings Indigenous Films to Audiences WorldwideCurated Selection of 35 Films From Across the Western Hemisphere and the Arctic Offer Enjoyment for the Whole Family  11.06.2023American Indian MuseumPublic Programs 
-  Georges Adéagbo’s “Create to Free Yourselves” Opens Nov. 18 at National Museum of African ArtMixed-media Installation Focuses on Relationship Between Life and Purpose  11.03.2023African Art MuseumExhibitions 
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Installation view, Isaac Julien: “Lessons of the Hour,” SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Sept. 24–Dec. 15, 2019. Copyright Isaac Julien, courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro. Image courtesy of SCAD.
Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery Acquire Visionary Film Installation “Lessons of the Hour” by Isaac JulienFirst Joint Acquisition Between the Two Smithsonian Museums Debuts in Washington, D.C., Friday, Dec. 8  11.02.2023American Art MuseumPortrait GalleryNew Acquisitions 
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The Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center Turns 20Museum To Host Anniversary Celebration Dec. 2  11.01.2023Air and Space MuseumPublic Programs 
-  Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino Receives $10 Million Grant From Lilly Endowment Inc.  10.31.2023American Latino MuseumAdministrative News 
-  Smithsonian’s Asian Pacific American Center Presents New Book “Smithsonian Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects”  10.27.2023Asian Pacific American CenterSmithsonian Books 
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This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 PolyCam images collected Dec. 2, 2018, by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 kilometers). The image was obtained at a 50-degree phase angle between the spacecraft, asteroid and the sun, and in it, Bennu spans approximately 1,500 pixels in the camera’s field of view. Date taken: Dec. 2, 2018. Instrument used: OCAMS (PolyCam).

Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona.
Smithsonian To Open First Public Display of Asteroid Bennu Sample Collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx MissionArrival of Samples Is a Major Milestone in the  Museum’s ‘Our Unique Planet’ Initiative  10.26.2023Natural History MuseumExhibitions 
-  Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Launches Campaign To Gather Stories From the Public  10.25.2023 
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The museum hosts Holly A. Pinheiro Jr. for a book talk about his latest publication, *The Families’ Civil War: Black Soldiers and the Fight for Racial Justice*, Nov. 11.
Military and Culture Programs Take the Spotlight in November at the National Museum of African American History and Culture  10.24.2023African American MuseumExhibitionsPublic Programs 
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Ten Baltimore oriole chicks hatched in June at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. (Photo by Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute)
Public Can Help Name Orchard Oriole Chicks at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteZoo Partners With Maryland Governor Wes Moore To Name Orchard Oriole and Baltimore Oriole Chicks  10.23.2023National ZooPublic Programs 
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Kim Sajet in the National Portrait Gallery’s podcast studio. Photo by Gabrielle Obusek, Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. 

 
National Portrait Gallery to Premiere Season Five of Its PORTRAITS Podcast  10.17.2023Portrait GalleryPublic Programs 
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