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What's Happening in September: Events, Exhibits and More!

Here’s what’s happening this month at the National Museum of American History

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Smithsonian Curator's Encounters at the Democratic National Convention

At the 2024 Democratic National Convention alongside politicians and delegates from across the country are political history curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, who are collecting what museum curators call “ephemera” – items that people wear, carry, hand out, display or otherwise use during the convention.

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What Smithsonian Curators Will Be Doing at the Democratic National Convention

Three political history curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History are heading to the 2024 Democratic National Convention soon to collect stuff – or as the professionals call it, ephemera: everything from balloons to tickets to articles of clothing

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What's Happening in August: Events, Exhibits and Resources

Here's what's happening this month at the National Museum of American History

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Highlights of What the Smithsonian Is Archiving From the Republican Convention

"MAGA BLACK" hats, clear swag bags, the first Trump/Vance signs: Here's a look at what the Smithsonian curators are collecting

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How Smithsonian Curators Visit Political Conventions to Explain the Present to the Future

When scholars from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History attend one of these gatherings, as they do each election, they save everything from hats to buttons to umbrellas to soap

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Celebrating Independence Day and More July Happenings

Upcoming events at the National Museum of American History

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Meet the Athletes Who Became Champion Inventors

Frustrated on the sporting field, they became “user innovators” when they used their ingenuity to improve the game

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These Astounding Relics From the Omaha Beach Battle Tell The Story of D-Day 80 Years Later

A jacket, coin and letter reveal what life was like for the brave soldiers who turned the tide of World War II on the Western Front

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Forensic Science, History Day, a Latin Music Festival and More: Check Out These June Happenings

A new exhibition and "Civic Season" activities galore at the museum

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