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    Dec 1

    Live webcast: What will the look like in 5 years? Join Secretary , Director Kirk Johnson, and Regents and David Rubenstein for a discussion on our future

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  2. 11 hours ago

    The Hollywood icon carefully crafted her image, long before Instagram existed. See “Marlene Dietrich: Dressed for the Image” at :

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  3. Dec 4

    Fanciful flying ship proposed by Bartolomeu de Gusmão, born in 1685, in our . On the launch of the balloon era:

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  4. Dec 4

    These owls—named in a nod to the our mission, "the increase and diffusion of knowledge"—lived in the Castle in the 1970s

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    Dec 2

    A new Smithsonian strategic plan sets out a half-dozen interrelated goals designed to strengthen and democratize the work of the Institution as it moves towards its 175th anniversary in 2021 and beyond.

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  6. Dec 1

    The last session of starts now. Watch live:

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  7. Dec 1

    Watch:

    Next up: talks with , the Mayor of Washington, DC.
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    Dec 1

    "Working on various projects, I've realized that a 'field' isn't just one subject...Math, chemistry, physics, biology they're all connected," says

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  9. Dec 1

    Tune in to , where leaders in the arts and sciences talk about the big ideas that make them optimistic for the future. Live now:

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    Dec 1

    On discoveries of exoplanets: "It's helping us come together and help us see ourselves in the larger sense of the universe. That's what I'm optimistic about," says

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  11. Dec 1

    Follow for live tweets from today.

    "The majority of life on Earth is below the surface in the form of bacteria," says
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  12. Dec 1
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    Learn about the relay-style conversation and schedule for the evening:

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    Dec 1

    The first conversation features Chair of the Board of Regents David Rubenstein speaks with Sabrina Pasterski, a theoretical physicist

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  14. Dec 1

    Live now: . Leaders in the arts and sciences talk about the big ideas that make them optimistic for the future

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    Dec 1

    What does the goal mean of reaching 21st century audiences? Johnson: "Now people are born digital. They are talkback audiences. They are ready to talk to us."

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  16. Dec 1

    Watch the conversation about our future live now:

    Secretary : "We're living in a time that's fragmented, that's difficult in which people are struggling to find institutions that they trust... Museums and libraries tend to float much higher on a trust level."
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    Dec 1

    Taking part in this "Short Conversation" about the future of the are Secretary , director Kirk Johnson, Smithsonian Regent Rep. , and Chair of the Board of Regents David Rubenstein. Watch here:

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    Read more about our vision for the future in “Smithsonian 2022: Greater Relevance, Profound Impact for America and the World”

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    Want to ask our leaders about the future of the ? Send questions to comments@si.edu

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    Dec 1

    Fiber artist and educator Adela Akers working on a piece of fabric with a zig-zag pattern.

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