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Due to inclement weather, Smithsonian museums in the DC area, including the National Zoo, will be closed to the public today, Monday, Jan. 6. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We look forward to seeing you when we reopen! 🏛️❄️

Due to inclement weather, Smithsonian museums in the DC area, including the National Zoo, will be closed to the public today, Monday, Jan. 6. ⁣⁣
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We look forward to seeing you when we reopen! 🏛️❄️
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Due to inclement weather, Smithsonian museums in the DC area, including the National Zoo, will be closed to the public today, Tuesday, January 7.

Due to inclement weather, Smithsonian museums in the DC area, including the National Zoo, will be closed to the public today, Tuesday, January 7.
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The National Portrait Gallery will be closed on January 20 due to security measures, road closures, and other restrictions for Inauguration Day.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ For more information on updated hours and operations around the Inauguration period, go to smithsonian.edu/visit.

The National Portrait Gallery will be closed on January 20 due to security measures, road closures, and other restrictions for Inauguration Day.⁣⁣
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For more information on updated hours and operations around the Inauguration period, go to smithsonian.edu/visit.
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Today we remember filmmaker David Lynch. His show “Twin Peaks,” which aired on ABC from 1990 to 1991, received 14 Emmy nominations during its run.⁣⁣ Learn more about his life and legacy on our Instagram: s.si.edu/4hhraNU 📸: s.si.edu/4gZV3Cy © Richard Ansett

Today we remember filmmaker David Lynch. His show “Twin Peaks,” which aired on ABC from 1990 to 1991, received 14 Emmy nominations during its run.⁣⁣ 

Learn more about his life and legacy on our Instagram: 
s.si.edu/4hhraNU

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Rosa Parks was born #OnThisDay in Tuskegee, Alabama. This photograph was taken by Brian Lanker in 1988 at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. #SmithsonianBHM 📸: s.si.edu/4gujO94 © Brian Lanker Archive

Rosa Parks was born #OnThisDay in Tuskegee, Alabama. This photograph was taken by Brian Lanker in 1988 at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.  #SmithsonianBHM

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© Brian Lanker Archive
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Jackie Robinson at Ebbets Field during his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers⁣, 1947. ⚾ ⁣ Learn how he made Major League Baseball history on our Instagram: s.si.edu/3X2ytl2 📸: s.si.edu/3X6mNO4

Jackie Robinson at Ebbets Field during his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers⁣, 1947. ⚾ 
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Learn how he made Major League Baseball history on our Instagram: s.si.edu/3X2ytl2

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Edna Lewis reinvented how Americans viewed Southern cuisine. She organized her first cookbook by seasons. “The Taste of Country Cooking” (1976) quickly became a classic. #SmithsonianBHM 📸: s.si.edu/3D7wHrU © John T. Hill #EdnaLewis⁣ ⁣⁣

Edna Lewis reinvented how Americans viewed Southern cuisine. She organized her first cookbook by seasons. “The Taste of Country Cooking” (1976) quickly became a classic. #SmithsonianBHM

📸: s.si.edu/3D7wHrU
© John T. Hill #EdnaLewis⁣ ⁣⁣
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Actress Elizabeth Taylor was born #OnThisDay in 1932. ✨ ⁣Regarded as one of the supreme stars in Hollywood’s golden age, she won two Oscars for Best Actress, among other accolades. ⁣⁣ ⁣ 📸: “Elizabeth Taylor” by Philippe Halsman, 1948. © Philippe Halsman Archive

Actress Elizabeth Taylor was born #OnThisDay in 1932. ✨ ⁣Regarded as one of the supreme stars in Hollywood’s golden age, she won two Oscars for Best Actress, among other accolades. ⁣⁣
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📸: “Elizabeth Taylor” by Philippe Halsman, 1948. 
© Philippe Halsman Archive
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Marilyn Monroe was scouted by a photographer while she was working at a munitions factory. She signed her first movie contract soon after, cementing her stardom with films like “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (1953). ⁣ 📸: s.si.edu/3DboDX9 © Philippe Halsman Archive

Marilyn Monroe was scouted by a photographer while she was working at a munitions factory. She signed her first movie contract soon after, cementing her stardom with films like “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (1953). ⁣

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© Philippe Halsman Archive
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Billie Holiday was renowned for making songs entirely her own. She explained, “I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know.” 📸: s.si.edu/3JYhoRE © Charles H. Stewart #SmithsonianWHM

Billie Holiday was renowned for making songs entirely her own. She explained, “I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know.” 

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© Charles H. Stewart
#SmithsonianWHM
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Eleanor Roosevelt on her wedding day 120 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1905. ✨ ⁣ ⁣ Her life changed drastically when she became first lady in 1932, after her husband's election. Read the full story over on our Instagram: s.si.edu/3H2YAQk ⁣ 📸: s.si.edu/4iy7C8V

Eleanor Roosevelt on her wedding day 120 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1905. ✨  ⁣
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Her life changed drastically when she became first lady in 1932, after her husband's election. 

Read the full story over on our Instagram: s.si.edu/3H2YAQk
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After attending Paul Robeson’s concert, photographer Yousuf Karsh reported that the singer’s “magnificent voice turned the theatre into a cathedral.” The next day, he invited the singer for a photoshoot. Read more on our IG: s.si.edu/42o5jOR 📸 © Estate of Yousuf Karsh

After attending Paul Robeson’s concert, photographer Yousuf Karsh reported that the singer’s “magnificent voice turned the theatre into a cathedral.” The next day, he invited the singer for a photoshoot. 

Read more on our IG: s.si.edu/42o5jOR
📸 © Estate of Yousuf Karsh
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🌹 Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was born today, #OnThisDay on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas. ⁣⁣ Learn about her legacy on our Instagram: s.si.edu/4jl1zVW ⁣⁣ 📸: ©1993 Al Rendon

🌹 Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was born today, #OnThisDay on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas. ⁣⁣

Learn about her legacy on our Instagram: s.si.edu/4jl1zVW
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📸: ©1993 Al Rendon
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Today we celebrate #EarthDay with this beautiful painting of agricultural scientist George Washington Carver tending to some red and white amaryllis flowers. 🌺⁣ ⁣ Read the rest over on our Instagram: s.si.edu/4jJigdi ⁣ 🖼️: s.si.edu/42r8M0B © Peter Edward Fayard

Today we celebrate #EarthDay with this beautiful painting of agricultural scientist George Washington Carver tending to some red and white amaryllis flowers. 🌺⁣
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Read the rest over on our Instagram: s.si.edu/4jJigdi
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© Peter Edward Fayard
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It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for... it’s time to announce the 2025 Portrait of a Nation honorees! ⁣⁣⁣ We are proud to honor Jamie Dimon, Temple Grandin, Joy Harjo, and Steven Spielberg as this year’s #PortraitOfaNation Award recipients: s.si.edu/4lEwEp7

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Look up! 🤩 Today we’re enjoying some sunshine in the Kogod Courtyard. Tag us in your visit to the National Portrait Gallery using #myNPG. 📸⁣: nataliie_chan on Instagram

Look up! 🤩 Today we’re enjoying some sunshine in the Kogod Courtyard. Tag us in your visit to the National Portrait Gallery using #myNPG. 

📸⁣: nataliie_chan on Instagram
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This painting is a self-portrait. 🍎⁣ ⁣The man in the frame is Lee Simonson. A muralist painter by trade, he brought his artistic skills to the theatre, forever changing how sets were designed. Read more on our Instagram: s.si.edu/4j9dsNP 🖼️: s.si.edu/4k4LJhT

This painting is a self-portrait. 🍎⁣ ⁣The man in the frame is Lee Simonson. A muralist painter by trade, he brought his artistic skills to the theatre, forever changing how sets were designed. 

Read more on our Instagram: s.si.edu/4j9dsNP
🖼️: s.si.edu/4k4LJhT
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Cher was born #OTD in 1946! With a powerful voice and glamorous stage presence, she became a pop icon of the '80s, topping charts with hits like "If I Could Turn Back Time." Learn more on IG: s.si.edu/4kwTYnl 📸: s.si.edu/4mquMAx © Francesco Scavullo.

Cher was born #OTD in 1946! With a powerful voice and glamorous stage presence, she became a pop icon of the '80s, topping charts with hits like "If I Could Turn Back Time." 

Learn more on IG: s.si.edu/4kwTYnl

📸: s.si.edu/4mquMAx
© Francesco Scavullo.
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Order up! 😉 Marilyn Monroe posed for this photo, burger in hand, at an L.A. drive-through in 1952. #NationalHamburgerDay Read more on our IG: s.si.edu/3H2YAQk ⁣ 📸: s.si.edu/4kCvWqT © Philippe Halsman Archive

Order up! 😉 Marilyn Monroe posed for this photo, burger in hand, at an L.A. drive-through in 1952. #NationalHamburgerDay

Read more on our IG: s.si.edu/3H2YAQk
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© Philippe Halsman Archive