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The Smithsonian Institution is highlighting President Barack Obama’s inauguration with an exhibit of more than 30 color and black-and-white photographs.
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Elmo is reporting for duty at the National Air and Space Museum, ready for a trip into outer space.
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An ill worker at the National Air and Space Museum alleges the Smithsonian didn’t properly contain asbestos dust from construction and demoted him after he...
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A former college president and anthropology professor has been named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art.
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Six design teams _ all with prominent black principals _ will compete for two months to design a national black history museum on the National Mall, the Smithsonian...
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Chief Justice John Roberts is glad an oath of office wasn’t needed to install the new head of the Smithsonian Institution.
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More than 60 objects from President Abraham Lincoln’s life are going on display at the National Museum of American History days before President-elect Barack...
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Gowns worn by first ladies during the past 100 years are returning to public view in a revamped gallery at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
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The National Museum of American History has reopened after a two-year, $85 million renovation.
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Curators at the Smithsonian Institution wasted no time snapping up souvenirs from President-elect Barack Obama’s historic campaign victory and revealed plans...
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More than 30 portraits and images of Abraham Lincoln are going on display at the National Portrait Gallery in an exhibit that looks at how the 16th president shaped his...
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The founding director of the National Museum of the American Indian has agreed to repay the Smithsonian Institution more than $9,700 for improper travel and...
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The capsule that brought the first comet samples back to Earth is going on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
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The Smithsonian Institution will work to digitize its collections to make science, history and cultural artifacts accessible online and dramatically expand its outreach...
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At least 17 Smithsonian Institution executives with six-figure salaries will see future pay cuts _ many in the tens of thousands of dollars _ under reforms adopted by...
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A special new gallery for the flag that inspired the national anthem will debut in November when the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History reopens...
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The Smithsonian Institution issued a call for architects Thursday to submit their qualifications for a competition to build the newest museum on the National Mall,...
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The Smithsonian Institution issued a call for architects Thursday to submit initial ideas for a competition to build the newest museum on the National Mall, which will...
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The chairman of the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents and his wife announced a $15 million gift Thursday to support the new Ocean Hall at the National Museum of...
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In this file photo from April 25, 2005, Lonnie G. Bunch is profiled against a youth exhibit at the entrance of the Chicago Historical Society in Chicago. Bunch is the first director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in...
