2017 Folklife Festival

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Festival by exploring American identity and creativity. June 29 - July 4 and July 6 - July 9.

http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-folklife-festival-celebrates-50th-an...

Planes parked on runway for Aviation day

Fearless flying

Avoid TSA patdowns and the possibility of exploding laptops and enjoy a staycation this summer with free, fun family acitivies at the Air and Space Museum.

http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/free-summer-events-smithsonian-s-national-air-an...

Photo of man wearing reflective sunglasses staring into camera

"More Than a Picture"

Explore how photographs both shape and reflect history in a special exhibition opening May 5 At the African American Museum.

© Roderick Terry

http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-s-national-museum-african-american-h...

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

To commemorate the late president's 100th birthday, the American History Museum will display nine Richard Avedon portraits of the Kennedy family, beginning May 25.
Richard Avedon / NMAH

http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-commemorates-jfk-centennial-famed-ph...

Letter with cat wearing glasses drawn on it

Feline Finds from the Archives of American Art

Long before piano-playing kittens catapulted to fame on the Internet, felines were fascinating artists. Explore some rare (and adorable) finds in a new exhibition.

https://www.aaa.si.edu/exhibitions/before-internet-cats

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