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Smithsonian buys Ben Franklin suit for collection

Benjamin Franklin's three-piece silk suit worn on a diplomatic mission to France in 1778 is joining the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

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Smithsonian honoring Julia Child on her birthday

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D.C.'s Smithsonian museums get new phone app

There's a new application to help visitors navigate the massive collection of the Smithsonian's 15 Washington museums and the National Zoo.

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Museum guestbooks: Pre-digital responses to art

The guestbook in Annie Leibovitz's "Pilgrimage" exhibit was easy to miss. But some did stop to write or draw something and she might have seen their entries.

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Smithsonian eyes future of crafts with 40 artists

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M&M maker Mars gives Smithsonian $5M for exhibit

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Smithsonian recalls 1st live global TV broadcast

The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is celebrating the satellite that powered the first TV transmission around the globe 50 years ago.

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Google maps Smithsonian's 17 museums for visitors

The world's largest museum complex is being mapped room by room through a partnership with Google.

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Sant gives National Museum of Natural History $10M

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Folklife Festival offers evening concerts on Mall

This year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival features a series of evening concerts on the National Mall, beginning with a group from West Virginia University and a funk concert featuring George Clinton.

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