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                    -                 Search Press Releases          SearchReset-  National Museum of African American History and Culture Offers Juneteenth Programming Sure To Tantalize the Senses  05.16.2023African American MuseumPublic Programs 
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Writing box (*suzuribako*) in the form of a plum blossom, Japan, Edo period, late 18th century, Lacquer, gold, silver, tin alloy, wood,

Diameter: 24.8cm (9 3⁄4 in), RLS2023.4.29, Gift of the Avant Family, Credit: NationalMuseum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
National Museum of Asian Art Announces Major Gift of Japanese Lacquer Objects From the Avant Family, Leaders in the Arts, Philanthropy and PoliticsFrom the Prized Collection of Jacqueline Avant, the Late Wife of Music Industry Legend Clarence Avant, This Gift Is Her Legacy to the Nation  05.16.2023Asian Art MuseumNew Acquisitions 
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Credit: Frederick Douglass by an unidentified artist. Oil on canvas, c. 1845. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
National Portrait Gallery Presents “One Life: Frederick Douglass”On View June 16–April 21, 2024  05.16.2023Portrait GalleryExhibitions 
-  Smithsonian Names Members of Its Human Remains Task Force  05.16.2023Administrative News 
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Courtesy National Air and Space Museum
“Innovations in Flight” Event Returns to Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum  05.15.2023Air and Space MuseumPublic Programs 
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Photo courtesy Fairbury Improvement Group 
Smithsonian Showcases Innovation in Rural America in New Traveling ExhibitionSimultaneous Tours Begin in Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky and Michigan  05.15.2023Traveling Exhibition ServiceExhibitions 
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Boynayel Mota, of the music and cultural group Taiguabo Yukayeke Kiskeya, overlooks the mountains of his Indigenous ancestors in Maguana Arriba, Dominican Republic. Photo by Delvin Ortega, Ortega Films, Dominican Republic, Aug. 17, 2021.
Indigenous Legacy of the Caribbean Featured in New Smithsonian ExhibitionTour Launches at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, Florida, May 13  05.11.2023Traveling Exhibition ServiceExhibitions 
-  Kids Can Experience a Night of Adventure at the Smithsonian This Summer  05.09.2023Smithsonian AssociatesPublic Programs 
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Lily Hope, “Memorial Beats,” 2021, thigh-spun merino and cedar bark with copper, headphones, and audio files, 16 x 4 x 10 in., The Hope Family Trust. Photo by Sydney Akagi.
New Work by Native American and Alaska Native Artists on Display at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art MuseumTenth Installment of the Renwick Invitational Opens May 26  05.09.2023Renwick GalleryExhibitions 
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Study Presents New Clues About the Rise of Earth’s ContinentsOne Popular Explanation for Properties That Result in Dry Land Is Unlikely According to New Experiments  05.04.2023Natural History MuseumResearch News 
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Mural by Amir Khadar, courtesy Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Community Museum Presents “To Live and Breathe: Women and Environmental Justice in Washington, D.C.”Exhibition Opens May 19  05.02.2023Anacostia Community MuseumExhibitions 
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Research ecologist Nathan Cooper holds a radio-tagged Kirtland’s Warbler just before releasing it in The Bahamas. Credit: Tim Romano/Smithsonian
Night Flight: Tracking Data Reveal When and Why Songbirds Begin Their Massive Journeys and How They Decide To LeaveMost Birds Start Within a 69-Minute Window Just After Dusk  05.01.2023Research News 
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Courtesy of Baseera Khan
Baseera Khan Debuts Artwork Commissioned During MTV and Smithsonian Channel Television Docuseries, The Exhibit, May 4 at the HirshhornPresentation Includes Artist Lecture and Conversation, May 25  05.01.2023Hirshhorn MuseumExhibitions 
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Courtesy Peacock Network
Smithsonian Associates Presents a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Peacock’s Series “The End Is Nye” With Bill Nye  04.28.2023Smithsonian AssociatesPublic Programs 
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Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Announces Korea Foundation Curatorship in Korean Art and Culture  04.27.2023Asian Art MuseumAdministrative News 
-  Empowering Educators To Address Pressing Issues in Education: Smithsonian Education Opens Its Doors for Its National Education SummitThousands of Educators Gather This Summer To Learn From Nationally Recognized Experts and Smithsonian Educators Exploring Sustainability, STEAM, “Reckoning with Our Racial Past,” Arts Education and More  04.27.2023Education News 
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“Mirror, Mirror” Reflects the American NarrativeSmithsonian Exhibition Explores Disney Parks Through Maps, Objects, Stories and Photos  04.27.2023American History MuseumExhibitions 
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2023 Smithsonian Folkife Festival, June 29 to July 4 and July 6 to July 9
Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2023 Celebrates the Culture of the Ozarks and Looks at Creativity and Spirituality in the U.S.  04.20.2023Center for Folklife and Cultural HeritagePublic Programs 
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Smithsonian Highlights Napa Valley Wines in Changing TimesNational Museum of American History Hosts Seventh Winemakers’ Dinner  04.18.2023Public Programs 
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Photo by Jaclyn Nash
Nuro’s Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Drives Into the Smithsonian’s Collections This Earth DaySelf-Driving Prototype Powered by Sustainable Energy  04.17.2023American History MuseumNew Acquisitions 
-  Smithsonian Forms Task Force To Develop Guidelines for Human Remains Collection  04.17.2023Administrative News 
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Photo by Jeff Scovil, courtesy of Bridges Tsavorite
Smithsonian Unveils Superb Lion of Merelani GemSpectacular Tsavorite Gemstone Goes on Public View in the  National Museum of Natural History’s Gem Hall  04.13.2023Natural History MuseumExhibitions 
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 Photo Courtesy Stephen Loring
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Examines the Importance of the Boreal ForestNational Tour Begins April 19 at Michigan State University Museum in East Lansing, Michigan  04.12.2023Traveling Exhibition ServiceExhibitions 
-  Smithsonian’s Center for Environmental Justice at the Anacostia Community Museum Launches on Earth Day  04.07.2023Anacostia Community MuseumResearch NewsPublic Programs 
-  Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Announces Programming for Centennial Asian Pacific American Heritage Month FestivalBank of America Is the Presenting Sponsor of the Museum’s 2023 Centennial Year—and Sponsorship Includes Support for May Programming That Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month for Five Years  04.06.2023Asian Art MuseumPublic Programs 
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A close-up ofextended polyps of an apparently healthy great star coral colony (*Montastraea cavernosa*) on a reef near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The tentacles surrounding the mouth of each polyp help trap food particles for the coral to eat. The brown coloration is from the symbiotic microalgae (Symbiodiniaceae) that live in the coral tissues. Credit: Valerie Paul
Newly Discovered Probiotic Could Protect Caribbean Corals Threatened by Deadly, Devastating DiseaseNew Treatment Offers an Alternative to Antibiotic Treatment, Reducing Risk of Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria  04.06.2023Natural History MuseumResearch News 
-  Unraveling a Microbial MysteryWhy Are Some Bacteria Making Environmental Mercury Even More Toxic?  04.04.2023Environmental Research CenterResearch News 
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Hooks Brothers, "Pullman Porters," undated, silver emulsion photograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Dr. Robert L. Drapkin Collection, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment. 
Smithsonian American Art Museum Acquisition of Expansive Collection From Robert Drapkin Doubles Its Authoritative Holdings of African American PhotographyImages Represent African American History and Culture From the 1840s Through the 1970s  03.30.2023American Art MuseumExhibitions 
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