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Around the Mall

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Hurry In! Exhibitions Closing in September

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Bidding Farewell to National Inventor’s Month

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National Zoo Welcomes Four New Lion Cubs

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Wednesday Roundup: Inka Roads, Road Salt for Ants, Swanky Working Quarters and More

A tree peony blooms in the Mary Ripley Garden

Smithsonian Gardens Are Not to be Missed

One of the benefits of working here at the Smithsonian is that walking about the place usually involves strolling through a garden

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Kermit the Frog and Friends Join American History Museum’s Collections

Though puppeteering genius Jim Henson has gone from this earth, he is still with us by way of his creations

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Events: Book Signings and Exploring the Planet Mercury

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Weekend Events: Gullah and Japanese American Art

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March on Washington: August 28, 1963

So began King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, which he delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial 47 years ago to…

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Photographer John Gossage Reflects on “The Pond”

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“The Cats of Mirikitani” Screening at the Renwick Gallery

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Writer, Artist Dorothea Tanning Turns 100

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Wednesday Roundup: Do Feed the Animals; Waffle Anniversary and a World-Traveling Dog

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The American History Museum Gets a Red Hat

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Three New Frog Species Face an Uncertain Future

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Events: Human Origins, Cold War Pop Culture, a Book Signing and More!

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“Chinamania,” Now Open at the Freer Gallery

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America’s Who’s-Who On Display in New Portrait Gallery Show

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Wednesday Roundup: Spam, Apps and Anthropologists

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony (c. 1870) by Napoleon Sarony.

Celebrating 90 Years Since Women Won the Right to Vote

On this day in 1920, the ratification of the 19th amendment granted American women the right to vote

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