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12/10/08   “Puerto Rican Art Now - with Antonio Martorell” Presented at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum Dec. 12
12/10/08   Endangered Bird Dies at Smithsonian's National Zoo
12/10/08   Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Presents “Jubilee: African American Celebration”
12/8/08   “First Ladies at the Smithsonian” Exhibition Opens at National Museum of American History
12/8/08   2008 Shimada Prize Winner Patricia Berger Presents “Empire of Emptiness: Buddhist Art and Political Authority in Qing China” at Freer Meyer Auditorium
12/8/08   “Ambulante at the Smithsonian: New Documentaries from Mexico” Screened at Museums on Dec. 11, 13 and 14
12/8/08   Frugal? Explore the Freer and Sackler Galleries’ Free Winter Programs
12/8/08   Original Site-specific Works by Artists from Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo Go on View in “Artists in Dialogue” at National Museum of African Art
12/8/08   Smithsonian Celebrates the 2009 Presidential Inauguration with a Series of Exhibitions
12/4/08   Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Presents “Shahzia Sikander Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection”
12/4/08   Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art Receives Grant from Leon Levy Foundation
12/2/08   Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Receives Gift from Airbus for Phase Two of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
12/2/08   Private Hermitage Access Only with Smithsonian Journeys
12/2/08   Evidence from Dirty Teeth: Ancient Peruvians Ate Well
11/26/08   Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Presents “Strange Bodies: Figurative Works from the Hirshhorn Collection”
11/25/08   Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Nationally Touring Retrospective of Acclaimed Photographer Frank Gohlke
11/25/08   Exclusive Event: Lincoln’s 200th Birthday Celebration with Smithsonian Journeys
11/24/08   "Presidents in Waiting" Opens at the National Portrait Gallery Jan. 20, 2009
11/21/08   Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt Announces Departure of Director Paul Thompson and the Formation of a Search Committee
11/19/08   National Museum of American History Reopens Nov. 21
11/19/08   Early Booking Savings, Airfare Included and No Single Supplement on Smithsonian Journeys Cruises
11/18/08   New Baby Dama Gazelle Born at the National Zoo
11/12/08   Rare Salamander Dies at National Zoo
11/10/08   Tom Ott Named President of Smithsonian Enterprises
11/10/08   Fifty Years Ago Today—Hope Diamond Officially Presented to Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
11/7/08   The National Portrait Gallery Presents “One Life: The Mask of Lincoln” in Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Birth
11/7/08   Eduardo Díaz Named Director of the Smithsonian Latino Center
11/7/08   Time for the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Annual “Geography from Space Contest”
11/6/08   Smithsonian Journeys New Reduced Prices for 2009 Small Group Tour Collection
11/6/08   National Museum of the American Indian to Host One-of-a-Kind Art Market in Washington, D.C.
11/7/08   The National Portrait Gallery Presents “One Life: The Mask of Lincoln” in Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Birth
11/7/08   Eduardo Díaz Named Director of the Smithsonian Latino Center
11/7/08   Time for the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Annual “Geography from Space Contest”
11/6/08   Smithsonian Journeys New Reduced Prices for 2009 Small Group Tour Collection
11/6/08   National Museum of the American Indian to Host One-of-a-Kind Art Market in Washington, D.C.
10/30/08   “Lincoln at the Smithsonian” Celebrates the Bicentennial of the President’s Birth with a Yearlong Series of Exhibitions and Events
10/29/08   “Portraiture Now: Feature Photography” Open at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Nov. 26
10/24/08   Gorgeous Entertainment Presents New Anime Masterpieces Film “Grave of the Fireflies” at the Freer’s Meyer Auditorium
10/24/08   National Museum of the American Indian Presents Third Annual Classical Native Series
10/23/08   Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art Announces Recipients of Archives of American Art Medal and the Lawrence A. Fleischman Award
10/22/08   National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
10/20/08   Rockin’ Tots at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
10/15/08   National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates Fifth Season of the Vine Deloria, Jr. Native Writers Series
10/15/08   The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Continues Expanding with Phase Two of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
10/14/08   Grab Your Favorite Martian and Beam Over to Air & Scare at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center
10/10/08   Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Presents “Directions: Terence Gower, Public Spirit”
10/10/08   National Zoo and George Mason University Develop New Program for Future Conservationists
10/9/08   National Museum of the American Indian and the National Gallery of Art Present Visionary Eight-Part Series
10/8/08   National Museum of the American Indian Presents Major Retrospective of Fritz Scholder’s Art
10/8/08   “Speaking of Art: Selections from the Archives of American Art’s Oral History Collection, 1958-2008”
10/6/08   Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to Present “Fashioning Felt”
10/3/08   Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Exhibits Civil Rights Photos and Contemporary Art Nov. 8
10/1/08   “Through the Eyes of the Eagle: Illustrating Healthy Living for Children” Exhibition Opens at the National Museum of the American Indian
10/1/08   Smithsonian Hosts Film Screening of Jim Henson’s Classic Movie “The Christmas Toy”
9/30/08   National Museum of the American Indian Presents Major Retrospective of Fritz Scholder’s Art
9/30/08   National Postal Museum Presents a Celebration of Latin Jazz
9/26/08   Mark Dion Is the 2008 Winner Of Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Annual Contemporary Artist Award
9/26/08   Call for Applications Announced for the Indigenous Contemporary Arts Program
9/26/08   National Zoo Receives Accreditation from Association of Zoos and Aquariums
9/24/08   Smithsonian Channel™ Wins First Emmy® Award
9/22/08   Patty Stonesifer Elected Chair of Smithsonian Board of Regents
9/18/08   Innovative Lunder Conservation Center Receives Prestigious Keck Award
9/18/08   Stardust Return Capsule Joins the Milestones of Flight on Display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
9/17/08   National Museum of American History Acquires Wasserburg Mass Spectrometer
9/17/08  

“Posters from the Division of Community Education (DIVEDCO) of Puerto Rico, 1949-1989” Opens at the Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center Sept. 17

9/17/08   National Museum of American History Launches New Educational Web Site “Smithsonian’s History Explorer” on Verizon’s Thinkfinity.org
9/17/08   The Freer Gallery of Art Presents the 16th Season of the Bill and Mary Meyer Concert Series
9/17/08   Blount Symposium “When the Mail Goes to War”
9/16/08  

Family Tree Shake-Up for Threatened Reef-building Corals

9/15/08   “Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur” World Debut Oct. 11 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
9/11/08   National Zoo’s Conservation and Research Center to Hold Annual Autumn Conservation Festival
9/10/08  

Smithsonian Journeys’ Exceptional Family Vacations in 2009

9/8/08  

Hirshhorn Announces Upcoming Exhibitions in the Museum’s Black Box Space for New Media

9/5/08   A Surprising Portrait of Fritz Scholder, the Nation’s Most Celebrated Native American Artist Opens in New York
9/5/08  

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum Benefit Luncheon Celebrates Negro Leagues Baseball Greats

9/3/08   Closest Look Ever at the Edge of a Black Hole
9/2/08   Spectacular Grand Canyon Photography Explored in New Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition
8/29/08   “Moving Perspectives: Video Art from Asia” Opens Sept. 6 at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
8/29/08   The Freer Gallery of Art Presents the 16th Bill and Mary Meyer Concert Series
8/29/08   Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art Acquires Collection of Jack Mitchell Vintage Photographs
8/28/08   Black-Footed Ferrets Sired by Males That Died Eight Years Ago
8/26/08   Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Exhibition of Works by American Art Icons Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams
8/25/08   Monumental Roy Lichtenstein Sculpture Will Be on Display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Beginning August 27
8/22/08   Generations of Stars Pose for Family Portrait
8/22/08   Smithsonian Exhibition Explores the Role of Fences in America
8/21/08   The National Portrait Gallery Presents “Tokens of Affection and Regard: Photographic Jewelry and Its Makers”
8/18/08   Smithsonian American Art Museum Announces 2008 Nominees for Its Annual Contemporary Artist Award
8/15/08   Smithsonian Scientists Discover New Bird Species
8/15/08   Smithsonian American Art Museum Announces Acquisition of Seminal Work by Christo and Jeanne-Claude
8/14/08   National Museum of American History Acquires Teakettle with Political Message
8/14/08   North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection at National Museum of African Art
8/13/08   A Recipe for Saving the World’s Oceans from an Extinction Crisis
8/13/08   National Zoo’s Giant Panda Will Not Give Birth
8/13/08   Extinction Most Likely for Rare Trees in the Amazon Rainforest
8/13/08   Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Seeks “Treasures” in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13
8/12/08   Renwick Gallery Hosts First Major Retrospective of Works by Master Glass Artist Lino Tagliapietra
8/12/08   Hirshhorn Museum Presents Recent Acquisitions from the Collection of Count Giuseppe Panza
8/12/08   Smithsonian Journeys Exclusive Small Ship Expeditions with Destinations from Pole to Pole
8/11/08   National Tour of “Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum” Features Midcentury Paintings and Sculpture
8/11/08   Architecture for Humanity Selected as Design Patron Award Winner in Cooper-Hewitt’s Ninth Annual National Design Awards
8/07/08   Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Send Ads to Bluetooth Phones
8/07/08   The New Sant Ocean Hall Opens Sept. 27 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
8/05/08   The Drivers of Tropical Deforestation Are Changing, Say Scientists
7/30/08   National Museum of American History Will Open Nov. 21
7/24/08   National Museum of American Indian Releases CD of Contemporary Native Music
7/21/08   The Best of Opera with Smithsonian Journeys’ Three Extraordinary Metropolitan Opera Tours
7/18/08   Eldredge Bermingham Is Named Director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
7/17/08   New Natural History Exhibition Reveals the Impact of Soil on All Life on Earth
7/16/08   National Museum of American History Acquires X-Files Collection
7/16/08   Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art Acquires Records of Thread Waxing Space and Photographic Archive of Colin de Land
7/14/08   National Museum of American History Acquires 18th-Century Sampler
7/7/08   Smithsonian Celebrates the Imagination of Jim Henson Through a “Fantastic” Exhibition and Public Programs
7/7/08   Don’t Miss “Mars Day” July 18 at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
7/3/08   Smithsonian Inaugurates Landscape Study of Tropical Forest Ecosystem Services
7/3/08   Smithsonian Coral Biodiversity Survey of Panama’s Pearl Islands
7/2/08   Mysterious Crystal Skull on Exhibit for the First Time at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
6/30/08   National Museum of American History Acquires Collection of HIV and AIDS Research Materials from Author, John-Manuel Andriote
6/27/08   New Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Celebrates American Graphic Art Tradition of Hatch Show Print
6/27/08   Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Brings Filipino American History to Life
6/27/08   Scott “The Piano Guy” Houston Teaches Piano Lessons in a Flash at Smithsonian Event
6/26/08   Smithsonian Young Benefactors Polo Cup Returns to the National Mall
6/26/08   Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Ocean Hall Receives $15 Million Endowment
6/20/08   National Zoo Giant Panda Pregnancy Update
6/19/08   Celebrate “Art Night” at the Freer and Sackler Galleries
6/19/08   “Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Photographs” Open at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Oct. 10
6/18/08   Smithsonian Institution Shares Photographs on The Commons on Flickr
6/18/08   Meet the Astronauts: Hans Schlegel, Léopold Eyharts and Carl Walz Share Their International Space Station Experiences at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
6/17/08   Summer School: Selections from the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art
6/17/08   First Successful Reverse Vasectomy on Endangered Species Performed at the National Zoo
6/12/08   “Space: A Journey to Our Future” Opens Father’s Day Weekend
at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
6/11/08   New Online Bee Checklist Allows Biologists to Link Important Information About All Bee Species
6/10/08   Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Presents "Nature's Best Photography: Ocean Views" June 11 Through Oct. 26
6/9/08   Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Presents Part II of "The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality and the Moving Image."
6/9/08   More Than 60 Planes Will Fly Into Udvar-Hazy Center June 14
6/6/08   Male Bird at National Zoological Park Has Special Reason to Celebrate Father’s Day
6/4/08   Jack Lenor Larsen Speaks at Native American Design Benefit
6/4/08   Smithsonian American Art Museum Announces 2008–2009 Fellowship Appointments
5/30/08   Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Acquires New Sculpture: “For Gordon Bunshaft” by Dan Graham
5/28/08   “Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto” Opens July 12 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
5/28/08   “Yellow Mountain: China’s Ever-Changing Landscape” Opens May 31 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
5/16/08   National Museum of African Art Director Announces Resignation
5/14/08   Workers Provide Intimate Portrait of Two Centuries at the White House in Newest Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit
5/14/08   National Zoo’s Conservation and Research Center Selected as Candidate Core Site for National Ecological Observatory Network
5/14/08   Smithsonian Journeys 2009 More than a Tour: Travel Beyond the Ordinary
5/9/08   The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian Presents Amazonian Film Screenings in Washington, D.C.
5/5/08   Rep. Doris Matsui Appointed to Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Council
5/1/08   Exhibition Celebrating Magic of Jim Henson’s Imagination Coming to Smithsonian’s International Gallery in July
5/1/08   Smithsonian Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
4/28/08   Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents the First Major Retrospective of African American Modernist Aaron Douglas
4/28/08   Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Free Public Programs in Conjunction with “Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist”
4/28/08   Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum Opens "Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia"
4/24/08   Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Prepares Its New Ocean Hall to Open Sept. 27
4/23/08   Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Presents "Wall Stories: Children's Wallpaper and Books"
4/23/08   Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Presents "House Proud: Nineteenth-century Watercolor Interiors from the Thaw Collection"
4/23/08   Upcoming Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Exhibition Addresses Affordable Housing in China
4/23/08   Boeing Donates $5 Million to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture
4/21/08   Celebrate Space Day at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
4/18/08   "Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture" Opens at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery May 9
4/17/08   "MURAQQA': Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin" Opens May 3 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
4/17/08   Smithsonian Networks™ Hits Trifecta for Ad Sales
4/16/08  

Smithsonian Scientists Find Evidence That Could Rewrite Hawaii's Botanical History

4/15/08   "Herblock's Presidents: 'Puncturing Pomposity'" Opens at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery May 2
4/15/08   Ellen G. Landau Receives Fourth Annual Frost Essay Award
4/14/08   Smithsonian Folklife Festival Set for June 25-29 and July 2-6
4/10/08   Smithsonian's Archives of American Art Presents The Eighth Annual Raymond Lecture with Distinguished Speaker Jerry Saltz
4/10/08   "Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicle" Exhibit Opens at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum April 24
4/9/08  

"The Lost Amazon" Opens at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History

4/4/08  

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Presents the 2008 Exploring Space Lectures

4/3/08   Stardust Comet Sample Return Mission Team and Col. Joseph Kittinger are the National Air and Space Museum's 2008 Trophy Winners
4/2/08   Smithsonian Completes Major Project to Digitize Legacy Publications
4/1/08   Smithsonian American Art Museum Announces Four Artists Selected for Its Renwick Craft Invitational 2009
3/25/08   Smithsonian Journeys Announces 2009 Trip Around the World
3/24/08   New Research at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Reveals Ants as Fungus Farmers
3/21/08   "Edward Steichen: Portraits" Opens at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery April 11
3/20/08   The National Museum of the American Indian Presents "Vídeo Amazônia Indígena: A View from the Villages" Film Festival
3/19/08   2008 Giant Panda Mating Season Begins At National Zoo
3/18/08  

John McCarter Appointed to the Smithsonian's Board of Regents

3/15/08   G. Wayne Clough Named Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
3/14/08  

Web-Based Forum Explores How Photography Changes Everything: Smithsonian Photography Initiative

3/13/08  

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian Announces 13 Recipients of New Visual and Expressive Arts Grants Program

3/13/08   Turtle Nesting Threatened by Logging Practices in Gabon, Smithsonian Warns
3/13/08   "Yellow Mountain: China's Ever-Changing Landscape" Opens May 31 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
3/12/08   Ned Rifkin Resigns as Smithsonian's Under Secretary for Art
3/11/08   RCN Adds Smithsonian Channel ™ to its Expanding HD Line Up
(PDF, 1 page)
3/10/08   Large Sculptures by One of Africa's Leading Contemporary Artists Go On View at National Museum of African Art March 12
3/7/08   Smithsonian Librarian Named Director of Biodiversity Heritage Library
3/7/08   "Perspectives: Y.Z. Kami" Opens March 15 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
3/4/08   Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Deputy Director and Aviation Legend Donald Lopez Dies
3/3/08   Smithsonian Announces Global Forest Carbon Research Initiative
3/3/08  

The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Celebrates "Nuestra Quinceañera: A Celebration of Our 15 Years"

3/3/08   National Zoo Scimitar-Horned Oryx Going Into the Wild
2/29/08   Renwick Gallery Presents Free Public Programs in Conjunction with "Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection"
2/28/08   Smithsonian Celebrates Women's History Month
2/25/08   Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Free Public Programs to Accompany "Color as Field: American Painting, 1950-1975"
2/25/08   Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents the First Major Examination of Color Field Painting
2/15/08  

Four Pre-eminent Figures in American Culture Participate in Inaugural "American Pictures Distinguished Lecture Series"

2/14/08   Fifteen Emerging Artists Present Challenging Views of Native America
2/12/08   The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra to Tour Egypt
2/8/08   Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Opens New Exhibition Hall "Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution"
2/7/08   Science, Not Romance Controls Mating at the Smithsonian's National Zoo
2/6/08   National Zoo Leaps to Support Year of the Frog
2/6/08   Smithsonian Fiscal Year 2009 Federal Budget Request Totals $716.4 Million
2/4/08   Smithsonian Fiscal Year 2008 Federal Budget Appropriation Totals $682.6 Million
2/1/08   National Museum of the American Indian Welcomes New Board Members
1/31/08  

Smithsonian Celebrates Black History Month

1/31/08   Smithsonian Awards Fellowships to 10 Artists to Conduct Research at Museums and Research Facilities
1/31/08   Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Receives Gift for Phase Two of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
1/30/08  

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Presents "Directions: Amy Sillman, Third Person Singular"

1/30/08   Martin E. Sullivan Named Director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
1/30/08   Smithsonian China Series Showcases Culture, History, Arts, Politics and the Beijing Olympics
1/30/08   RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture Opens Feb. 8 at the National Portrait Gallery
1/29/08   Nine Legendary Leading Ladies From Stage and Screen Donate Career Memorabilia to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
1/29/08   Daniel E. Sheehy Named Acting Director of the Smithsonian Latino Center
1/28/08   Summary of the Task Force on Smithsonian Business Ventures
1/28/08   Smithsonian Business Ventures Task Force Report
(PDF, 69 pages)
1/28/08   New Study Shows Current Management Tools Used to Predict Sediment Delivery to Watersheds Have No Correlation to Actual Measurements
1/25/08   "Victory Mail" Exhibit Opens March 6 at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
1/24/08   "A Thousand Kisses: Love Letters from the Archives of American Art"
1/24/08   Carolyn Kinder Carr Named Acting Director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
1/23/08   Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibition Honors Six Winners of Its Prestigious Contemporary Art Prize—the Lucelia Artist Award
1/23/08   "Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer's Aesthetic Vision" and "Points of Contact: Whistler & Freer" Open Feb. 23
1/19/08   National Zoo Artificially Inseminates Asian Elephant
1/17/08   Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Presents Special Lecture as Part of Its 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Program
1/16/08   Extended Hours at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Weekend
1/7/08   New Research at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Reveals Insight into Hope Diamond’s Fiery Red Glow
1/7/08   "In Plane View" Photography Exhibit Opens
at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum March 21
1/4/08   Smithsonian's Archives of American Art Presents An Evening of Spoken Word and Song with Patti Smith
1/3/08   Smithsonian Scientists Highlight Environmental Impacts of Biofuels
1/3/08   James Luna's "Emendatio" Opens in New York
 
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