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Space Suit Digitization

A 3D Space Suit

To tell the story of the first American in space, the Smithsonian Digitization Program Office and the National Air and Space Museum are digitizing in 3D—with the help of AI—one of the museum’s most iconic objects: astronaut Alan Shepard’s 1961 Mercury space suit.

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Air, Land and Sea: New Tools for Resilience

History Comes Alive Graphic

Beyond the Textbook

Los científicos ciudadanos

Woodlawn House: Un Nuevo Capítulo

citizen scientists

Woodlawn House: A New Chapter

Taking Action for Social Good

Taking Action for Social Good

Galeria Latina

La Historia Latina es La Historia Estadounidense

Latino Gallery

Latino History is American History

A Window In Curators–film strip

A Window In

(ILLUSTRATION Evan Keeling)

Moments of Innovation

(James Renwick Jr., Sketch of the north tower of the Smithsonian Castle, 1846. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Graphic treatment by Deanna Luu)

Our Foundation is Our Future

Pandemic as Portal

The New Normal

In June 2020, a protest against racial injustice and police brutality made its way through the streets of Washington, D.C. Photographer Talia Hawley submitted this photo as part of the Anacostia Community Museum’s Moments of Resilience storytelling project. PHOTO Talia Hawley

Healing A Nation

Smithsonian Education

Diverse Voices, New Narratives: Education at the Smithsonian

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A Texas Tradition

Fishes of the Amazon

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