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National Museum of Asian Art Announces the Transfer of Ancient Manuscript Fragments to China
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has deaccessioned fragments of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts (fourth–third ...
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National Air and Space Museum Announces Five New Galleries Will Open July 28
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has announced the next phase of gallery openings at its flagship building in ...
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National Museum of Asian Art and the Royal Commission for AlUla in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Announce New Collaboration for Cultural Exchange
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) have formalized a collaboration agreement to enhance cultural exchange and mutual understanding between ...
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Apollo 11: First Steps Edition
There are no showtimes for this date. Timed to the 50th anniversary of NASA’s celebrated Apollo 11 mission, APOLLO 11: First Steps Edition is a thrilling cinematic experience that showcases the ...
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Globba gracilis K. Schum.
Object Details Biogeographical Region 50 - Australia Collector W. John Kress Max. Elevation 50 Min. Elevation 50 Received as: rhizome Record Last Modified 17 Oct 2024 Specimen Count 1 Collection Date ...
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Salix eriocephala var. monochroma (C.R. Ball) Dorn
Object Details Biogeographical Region 73 - Northwestern U.S.A. Collector R. M. Horner Record Last Modified 23 Feb 2025 Specimen Count 1 Collection Date 9 Apr 1897 Barcode 03496959 USNM Number 318956 ...
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National Portrait Gallery Presents “From Shadow to Substance: Grand-Scale Portraits During Photography’s Formative Years”
Daniel Webster by Southworth & Hawes, whole-plate daguerreotype, c. 1846. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; conservation made possible by a grant from the Smithsonian's Collections ...
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Monardella angustifolia Elvin et al.
Object Details Biogeographical Region 73 - Northwestern U.S.A. Collector D. Pensinger M. Cheyne K. Hankins Min. Elevation 1338 Record Last Modified 8 Aug 2023 Specimen Count 1 Collection Date 31 Jul ...
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Rhipidomenia polycoelioides (J. Agardh) G.W. Saunders in G.W. Saunders et al.
Object Details Biogeographical Region Australian Province Collector J. B. Wilson Record Last Modified 6 Jun 2023 Specimen Count 1 Collection Date 10 Jan 1894 Barcode 00567652 USNM Number 77565 Place ...