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Recent Press Releases

May 14, 2020	National Museum of American History Hosts “Viral Histories: Stories of Racism, Resilience, and Resistance in Asian American Communities”
April 27, 2020	Lemelson Center Spark!Lab Launches Virtual Invention Experience
April 8, 2020	STATEMENT: National Museum of American History Implements Collecting Strategy in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
April 2, 2020	Medical history curators available to share expertise with media
March 9, 2020	Calendar of Exhibitions and Events National Museum of American History April 2020
March 4, 2020	Smithsonian Marks 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
February 27, 2020	Media Advisory -- Press Preview of “Creating Icons: How We Remember Woman Suffrage”
February 26, 2020	Culture Makers Converse With Smithsonian’s Oral History Project
February 20, 2020	Smithsonian Accepts Artifacts From “The President” Lester Young
February 20, 2020	Calendar of Exhibitions and Events National Museum of American History Women's History Month 2020