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We're not a museum. We're 21 of them! (Plus a zoo & 9 research centers.) Find visiting info at si.edu/visit | Legal: s.si.edu/legal
- Today we remember Nichelle Nichols. She starred as Lieutenant Uhura on "Star Trek" wearing this uniform now in our @NMAAHC, making history for African American women in TV and film. Nichols also volunteered to recruit women and people of color for NASA. #BecauseOfHerStory
- The Smithsonian's treasures belong to you. Now you can download, remix, reuse and share them with #SmithsonianOpenAccess, for free, for any purpose. Explore at si.edu/OpenAccess.
00:00 - As the keeper of memory for the nation, it is our privilege and responsibility to tell accurate and complete histories. As has been recently reported, in July, a placard was removed from @amhistorymuseum’s exhibit “The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden.” The intent of the
- In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on this portable desk, now in @amhistorymuseum. While his words outlined the ideals of a new nation—“life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”—he enslaved more than 600 people in his lifetime.
- We remember Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court. This 1996 portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler is in our @smithsoniannpg's collection.
- We have never expressed interest in collecting George Zimmerman’s firearm, and have no plans to ever collect or display it in any museums
- You know an animal is special when your social media manager has to check to make sure it's real. Meet the pink fairy armadillo. At about 6 inches long, it's the world's smallest armadillo. The shell’s color comes from blood vessels close to the surface. s.si.edu/2RU3U2z
- Captain Kathryn Janeway, played by Kate Mulgrew, was the first woman captain in the Star Trek franchise. Mulgrew gave this prop communicator badge, now in our @airandspace, to astronaut Sally Ride, a longtime Star Trek fan. Ride became the first American woman in space in 1983.
- Elie Wiesel devoted his life to ensuring the Holocaust and its victims are never forgotten. A survivor of the concentration camps where his family was murdered, he wrote the memoir "Night." @smithsoniannpg's Miriam Baker sculpture: s.si.edu/2Ykg7gp #HolocaustRemembranceDay
- It’s #WorldOceansDay! Let our @OceanPortal introduce you to the world’s smallest shark bit.ly/1JqLLLw
- This is the first image ever of a black hole. The breakthrough discovery by the @ehtelescope is an image of Messier 87’s (M87’s) supermassive black hole in the center of the Virgo galaxy cluster, 55 million light-years away. #EHTBlackhole #RealBlackHole
- Replying to @smithsonianPresenting the #ObamaPortraits: President @BarackObama’s portrait by @kehindewileyart and Mrs. @MichelleObama’s portrait by Amy Sherald. Both will be on view starting tomorrow at our @NPG. About the artists: bit.ly/2EuA4J9 #myNPG
