Press Releases

2017
May 9, 2017 Smithsonian To Examine Impact of Hart-Celler Act With New Display
April 19, 2017 Smithsonian Commemorates JFK Centennial With Famed Photographs
March 16, 2017 Smithsonian Commemorates 100th Anniversary of U.S. Entry Into World War I
March 10, 2017 Smithsonian Celebrates “First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald With Special Display
March 1, 2017 Smithsonian Previews Upcoming Exhibitions With LEGO Statue of Liberty Model
March 1, 2017 Calendar of Events March 2017
February 23, 2017 Smithsonian Removes Ruby Slippers From Display for Conservation
February 17, 2017 Smithsonian Marks 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066
February 15, 2017 Smithsonian Marks 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066
February 14, 2017 Do Movies Make Good History Teachers?
February 1, 2017 Smithsonian Adds Black American Racers Team Materials
February 1, 2017 Calendar of Events - February 2017
January 30, 2017 Smithsonian Hires Scholar to Document Brewing History
January 27, 2017 Smithsonian Displays Costumes From Prominent Ballerinas
January 23, 2017 Statement Regarding Collecting Political History
January 18, 2017 Smithsonian Updates “Presidency” and “First Ladies” Exhibits for Inauguration
January 10, 2017 Next Generation of Historians Joining National Museum of American History
January 3, 2017 Calendar of Events January 2017
2016
December 21, 2016 Smithsonian Continues “Latinos and Baseball” Collecting Initiative
December 8, 2016 Smithsonian Honors Colin L. Powell With “Great Americans” Medal
December 1, 2016 Calendar of Exhibitions and Events December 2016
December 1, 2016 Smithsonian Accepts Donation of Four Historic Instruments From Celebrated Musician Steve Cropper
November 29, 2016 Smithsonian Accepts ALS “Ice Bucket” for Philanthropy Exhibition
November 29, 2016 Media Advisory: Smithsonian Accepts Donation of Four Historic Instruments From Celebrated Musician Steve Cropper
November 23, 2016 National Museum of American History Opens Philanthropy Exhibition
November 15, 2016 Smithsonian Collects Groundbreaking Surgical Device
November 1, 2016 Harnessing the Power of the Sun
November 1, 2016 Calendar of Exhibitions and Events November 2016
October 25, 2016 Smithsonian Collects From “Roadfood” Series Authors
October 24, 2016 Chicago Chef Rick Bayless Accepts Julia Child Award at Smithsonian Food History Gala
October 23, 2016 Smithsonian Surpasses Ruby Slippers Kickstarter Goal
October 20, 2016 Food History Weekend Schedule of Events
October 17, 2016 Smithsonian Launches Kickstarter for The Wizard of Oz’s Ruby Slippers Conservation
October 13, 2016 National Museum of American History Examines Religion in America
October 13, 2016 Smithsonian Hosts Premiere of “Waking the Ancestors: Recovering the Lost Sacred Sounds of Colonial America” A Production by Plimoth Plantation
October 4, 2016 Spanish Language Broadcast History - Fact Sheet
September 28, 2016 “Everyone Plays!” Shows How Innovation Shaped Adaptive Sports
September 23, 2016 Calendar of Events - October 2016
September 22, 2016 Smithsonian Shows How To Mend a Broken Heart
September 16, 2016 National Museum of American History Looks at African American Businesses
September 15, 2016 National Museum of American History Explores 19th-Century Firefighting
September 13, 2016 African American History Highlights at the National Museum of American History
September 8, 2016 Smithsonian Announces “Latinos and Baseball” Collecting Initiative - Updated September 2016
September 8, 2016 Photos of African American Life at National Museum of American History
September 1, 2016 Calendar of Events - September 2016
August 31, 2016 Museum Honors Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell
August 31, 2016 Fifteen Years Later: Remember Sept. 11 with the Smithsonian
August 1, 2016 Calendar of Events - August 2016
July 15, 2016 Smithsonian Curators to Collect 2016 Presidential Convention Memorabilia From RNC, DNC
July 14, 2016 Smithsonian Announces “Latinos and Baseball” Collecting Initiative - Updated July 2016

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