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The Washington Mall and the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Effective July 20, the Smithsonian Institution will no longer require timed-entry passes or limit capacity at most of its facilities (Michael Melgar/Dreamstime/TNS)

July 16, 2021 at 11:34 am

Smithsonian announces an end to timed passes and capacity restrictions at most facilities

The Smithsonian has had a more cautious approach to reopening than some other institutions. By eliminating most timed-entry passes and capacity restrictions, it is ending...

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“Landscape With Rainbow” (1859) by Robert S. Duncanson. MUST CREDIT: Gift of Leonard and Paula Granoff/Smithsonian American Art Museum

January 28, 2021 at 10:30 pm

A closer look at Robert Duncanson, the Black landscape artist behind the inaugural painting presented to the Bidens

"Landscape with Rainbow" is a part of an oeuvre of poignant, hopeful images the artist painted in the Civil War era.

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Cynthia Adinig, pictured in the courtyard of her apartment complex in Alexandria, Va., finds it difficult to explain her symptoms to those who haven’t experienced them. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Craig Hudson

October 1, 2020 at 12:02 pm

COVID ‘long haulers’ have nowhere else to turn, so they’re finding each other online

"Long-haulers," who have suffered COVID-19-related symptoms for 30-plus days, face doctors who don't believe them; media that often ignore them; friends and family who don't...

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