January 2022

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  Ringing in the New Year with Venetian Glass Goblets: “Auld Lang Syne” Edition

  Take a closer look at four fabulous glasses to inspire a virtual celebratory toast to 2022

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  Exhibitions

  From the Collection

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  Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: The Bounty of the Calendario de Comida

  Exploring tradition, place, and social justice through food

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  Chicano Graphics

  Exhibitions

  From the Collection

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  Drawn to Edmonia Lewis

  Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work

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  Women Artists

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  Teaching a More Complete Picture of MLK

  While Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech was a pivotal moment in U.S. history, there’s more to his life and legacy than that single story. Smithsonian educators share approaches to expand classroom lessons and student understanding of this great civil rights leader.

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  Education

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  Elinor Cahn: Photographer and Poet of East Baltimore in the 1970s

  Exploring the spirit of one American neighborhood in a time of change

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  Exhibitions

  From the Collection

  Women Artists

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  Using Your Voice: Songwriting and Community Action with Girls Rock! DC

  Noel Schroeder and Shady Rose, Co-Executive Directors of Girls Rock! DC, discuss their approach to collaborative creative experiences.

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  Programs

  Luce Foundation Center

  Five Question Interviews

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  Edmonia Lewis and Her Stamp on American Art

  Explore the life and work of this groundbreaking American sculptor

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  From the Collection

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  New Glass Now vs. New Glass Then

  Discover the history of SAAM’s Renwick Gallery through Glass

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  Contemporary Craft

  Exhibitions

  Craft and Decorative Arts

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  Drawn to Mickalene Thomas

  Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work

  Categories

  Women Artists

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