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Oct 20

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Keeping priceless pieces of space history safe

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In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, nearly five decades after the historic Apollo 11 Command Module brought man to the moon and back, the spacecraft is part of a new adventure in a four-stop traveling exhibition across America.

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Oct 17

Apollo 11’s capsule went to the moon. Here’s how the Smithsonian prepares it for a shorter trip

By Julia Griffin

The Smithsonian Institution is prepping the 9,000-pound capsule used during Apollo 11 for a two-year road trip.

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May 24

Thar she grows! How whales got so big

By Andrew Wagner

Using computer models based on a Smithsonian's fossil collection, evolutionary biologists now believe whales' gigantic size was driven by climate change.

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Dec 07

Watch 6:13
Exhibit illuminates the divine art of the Quran

By PBS NewsHour

A major exhibition on the art of the Quran is being billed as the first of its kind in the U.S. Sixty-eight of the most important and exquisite Qurans ever produced are on view now at the Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery…

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Nov 17

Congressional commission proposes women’s history museum

By Alison Thoet

A bipartisan congressional commission is calling for a women’s history museum to be erected on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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Oct 24

Crowdfunding raises $300,000 in a week for ruby slippers restoration

By Alison Thoet

Dorothy’s iconic ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz will shine for years to come, thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign by the Smithsonian Institute.

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Sep 24

New Smithsonian museum chronicling black history opens

By Jesse J. Holland and Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Decades of planning culminate today with the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Sep 21

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At new museum, relics and treasures reveal U.S. history through African-American lens

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One hundred years in the making, the National Museum of African American History and Culture will open on Saturday in Washington. The museum presents history through objects both celebratory and sobering -- showcasing everything from Michael Jackson’s fedora to a…

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Sep 21

Full interview: Lonnie Bunch, director of Smithsonian African American History Museum

Watch our full report on the opening of the museum tonight on PBS NewsHour.

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Mar 31

Newest Smithsonian museum to acknowledge Cosby allegations

By Joshua Barajas

The new African-American history museum in Washington, D.C. now plans to acknowledge the dozens of sexual allegations against comedian Bill Cosby in its exhibit on black entertainers and artists, Smithsonian officials announced Thursday.

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