Smithsonian
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Marc Pachter named acting director of National Museum of American History
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A historian and former director of the National Portrait Gallery is returning to the Smithsonian Institution.
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Smithsonian zoo welcomes new whooping crane
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The Smithsonian National Zoo proudly announced a new inhabitant Tuesday: A whooping crane who doesn't whoop.
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Folklife festival has audience jamming to Motown tunes
CommentAt the motor city tent it was all about the rhythm the music. People just couldn't keep still and the dance floor stayed busy.
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National Zoo to expand its Va. conservation campus
CommentThe National Zoo is breaking ground on an expansion of its Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia to house George Mason University students on site to work with scientists.
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Smithsonian history museum director stepping down after nine years
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The director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History says he will step down next month after nine years of leading one of the busiest museums on the National Mall.
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival opens on National Mall
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Preparations are under way for the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, which begins Thursday.
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Art by William H. Johnson featured at Smithsonian
CommentThe Smithsonian Institution is creating a traveling exhibit with Morgan State University to feature rare paintings by African-American artist William H. Johnson.
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Smithsonian to hold festival of Choctaw food, arts
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The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian is holding a four-day festival to feature the music, dance, food and art of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma on the National Mall.
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'Become a Pilot' day held at Smithsonian in Virginia
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The Smithsonian added another plane to its fleet of historical planes this morning, a Fleet Model, that was used to train civilians becoming pilots in World War II.
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Smithsonian Zoo cheetah cubs healthy (photos)
The cheetah cubs are safe and sound. And that means more adorable pictures.
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Adorable cheetah cubs born
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Five cheetah cubs were born in May at the Smithsonian institute in Front Royal, Va.
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Mobile tree identification app, Leafsnap, already downloaded 150,000 times
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The iPhone and iPad app, called Leafsnap, instantly searches a growing library of leaf images amassed by the Smithsonian Institution.
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Smithsonian debuts AIDS exhibit
CommentThe Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is marking the 30th anniversary of the emergence of HIV and AIDS with a special display and website.
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Zookeepers hope for panda cub
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Is she or isn't she? Zookeepers say giant panda Mei Ziang could soon give birth to a cub.
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Memorial Day: D.C. museums, zoo open, government offices closed
CommentGovernment offices are closed for Memorial Day in Washington, but a visit to the city's Smithsonian museums is still possible.
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