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Statues from northern Colorado foundry find new home at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

CBS News 22 Mar 2026
Two statues from a foundry in Northern Colorado have completed a that lasted over a week and are now installed in front of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History ... Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
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A Good Day’s Work for Grandma Moses and the Smithsonian

National Review 21 Mar 2026
Its American art museum interprets a Yankee original, keeping woke hysterics to a minimum ....
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What is the Smithsonian Castle? DC landmark to reopen for America250

Delaware Online 21 Mar 2026
Edwin Rich's family quilt could soon be on display at the Smithsonian ... The Smithsonian is celebrating America's 250th birthday in part by temporarily opening a building that is nearly as old as the nation itself ... Smithsonian Carousel ribbon-cutting.
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At the Outsider Art Fair, Artists at the Margins Become the Market Stars

New York Observer 21 Mar 2026
Today, Doyle is recognized as a central figure in 20th-century African American art, with works held in major institutional collections including the Smithsonian, LACMA and the High Museum.
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Giant bison statues displayed at Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Wtop 20 Mar 2026
Cranes lifted two giant American bison statues into place on either side of the south entrance of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History on Thursday night ... major focus of the Smithsonian this year.
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NASA issues draft request for moving space shuttle Discovery—or Orion capsule

Ars Technica 20 Mar 2026
NASA is seeking to learn more about what it would take to remove the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian in Virginia and relocate it to ...
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GUEST COLUMN: Why knowing our history matters – Understanding the White River Valley before us

HT 18 Mar 2026
But understanding this history requires more than simply remembering dates or repeating familiar stories ... ....
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Slave ship remnant to leave Smithsonian

SCNOW Morning News 17 Mar 2026
WASHINGTON — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken ....
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100 years later, where is Robert Goddard's first liquid-fuel rocket?

Ars Technica 16 Mar 2026
It flew for only two seconds, but its impact is still felt a century later ... Read full article. Comments .
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Bill Maher Slams Donald Trump \u2018Rewriting History\u2019 With Unhinged Smithsonian Updates

Mississippi Business Journal 15 Mar 2026
Bill Maher recently slammed President Donald Trump‘s executive order to “rewrite history,” and he did so with a list of hilarious fake updates ... × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content ... .
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Smithsonian museum plans to revamp its slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out

The Philadelphia Tribune 14 Mar 2026
WASHINGTON — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken ....
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AP Exclusive: Smithsonian museum will revamp its slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out

McAlester News-Capital 13 Mar 2026
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is removing a rare slave ship timber from its “Slavery and Freedom” exhibit and returning it to South Africa. Visitors will have their last chance to see the piece on display ... .
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Artifacts From NASA’s Webb, Parker Solar Probe on View at Smithsonian

NASA 13 Mar 2026
A testing replica of the “backbone” of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and a full-scale model of the agency’s Parker Solar Probe are now on permanent NASA home page.
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