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Protecting Our Shared Histories at the Museum Conservation Institute
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 1–2 PM ET
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Bernice Johnson Reagon performs with Sweet Honey in the Rock in Michigan, 1977.
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“Freedom in the Air”: The Enduring Legacy of Bernice Johnson Reagon’s Work at the Smithsonian
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 11 AM–12 PM ET
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Cherry red lowrider car with detailed paint job in a museum display.
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Looking Under the Hood of Lowriders at the National Museum of American History
Friday, July 10, 2026, 1–2 PM ET
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Collage with the words Smithsonian Jazz over sheet music, alongside a person playing trumpet.
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Calling All Jazz Cats! Jazz at the Smithsonian
Friday, July 10, 2026, 12–1 PM ET
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Rendering of the donut-shaped Hirshhorn museum and new sculpture garden, viewed from above.
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Revitalizing the Hirshhorn’s Sculpture Garden
Friday, July 10, 2026, 11 AM–12 PM ET
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Museum display with the title STORIED OBJECTS carved into a wooden sign. Two objects on display are a shiny blue lowrider bicycle and a skirt made of red cloth and tan reed pieces.
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Tour of the Storied Objects Exhibition
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 2:30–3:00 PM ET
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Child in a soft NASA astronaut helmet, looking at a museum display.
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Smithsonian Affiliations: What’s in Your Neighborhood?
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 1–2 PM ET
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Colorful display of beetles of different size, shape, and coloration on a brown backdrop. Many are iridescent.
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Meet the Beetles
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 11 AM–12 PM ET
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A person, face out of frame, pours an orange drink from a metal cup into a tall glass. A bottle of cardamom syrup is on the counter.
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Folklife Vendor Spotlight: Pink House Alchemy
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 2:30–3:15 PM ET
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Close-up on the crescent moon.
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From Classrooms to the Cosmos: How Smithsonian STARS Is Taking Astronomy to Rural Schools
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 1–2 PM ET
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