.Smithsonian NMNH will be temporarily closed starting Thursday, December 30. We are scheduled to reopen Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Information on visiting other Smithsonian locations can be found at: si.edu/visit.

Due to inclement weather, all of our D.C.-area museums and the National Zoo are closed today, Jan. 3.

35 Films. 16 Regions. 45 languages. Registration for #MotherTongue2022 is now live! From February 17-March 4, join us for our seventh annual festival, online with on-demand film screenings and virtual events free and open to the public. Register now: bit.ly/MT2022Register

Join us next Wed 2/23 for "Archival Legacies of the Yanomamö Series" - a two-part roundtable discussion of the complicated legacy of the Yanomamö Film Series. Registration now open at bit.ly/33oFIer #MotherTongue2022 Recovering Voices @DocuEd

35 films. 16 regions. 45 languages. #MotherTongue2022 starts TODAY! From Feb. 17 to March 4, join us & our friends Recovering Voices for the seventh annual festival, online with on-demand film screenings and virtual events free & open to the public. Attend: s.si.edu/MT2022Register

Today is #InternationalMotherLanguageDay - celebrate the International Decade of Indigenous Languages with #MotherTongue2022! The 7th annual festival is online, with on-demand film screenings & virtual events free and open to the public. s.si.edu/MT2022Register

...So join us Wednesday 2/23 (11:30am) as we discuss these complicated legacies of the Yanomamö Film Series & the value of historical works + potential for redress and corrected narratives. (4/4) More info at bit.ly/33oFIer #MotherTongue2022 Recovering Voices @DocuEd

...The resulting 110,000ft of film / 21 films include some of the most celebrated ethnographic films of the period. BUT this work was not w/out controversy which has had ongoing effects on Yanomamö communities... (3/4) bit.ly/33oFIer #MotherTongue2022 Recovering Voices

...The Yanomamö Film Series emerged from a collab between #anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon (1938–2019), filmmaker Tim Asch (1932–1994), & Yanomamö communities in southern #Venezuela and northern #Brazil... (2/4) bit.ly/33oFIer #MotherTongue2022 Recovering Voices

The Yanomamö Film Series (1969–1976) is a groundbreaking ethnographic media project with a complicated legacy that expanded the boundaries of documentary... (1/4) bit.ly/33oFIer #MotherTongue2022 Recovering Voices @DocuEd

Don't forget to join us TODAY @ 11:30am for a 2-part roundtable discussion of the complicated legacies of the Yanomamö Film Series! More info at bit.ly/33oFIer. You can also stream the event live at bit.ly/3GN2jid #MotherTongue2022 Recovering Voices @DocuEd

Our 2-part roundtable discussion "Archival Legacies of the Yanomamö Series" is starting NOW. Don't miss it! 📽️🎬 More info at bit.ly/33oFIer. You can also stream the discussion live at bit.ly/3GN2jid #MotherTongue2022 Recovering Voices @DocuEd

Happy #WomensHistoryMonth! Join us Thursday at 1 pm for our annual women directors roundtable. This year, we bring together filmmakers from communities across North America to discuss the power of language in their films. 🗣️: bit.ly/MT2022WomenDir…

Interested in an internship with the NAA? We're looking for a (paid) summer intern - applications are due by March 31! More info & how to apply at s.si.edu/3vyxfAT

After 9 years of hard work by digital #volunpeers, we've officially surpassed #1MillionTranscribed pages of @Smithsonian collections! This means wider access, improved readability, and expanded museum search results for researchers worldwide. 🤩 transcription.si.edu

Starting Friday, March 11, visitors to our Smithsonian museums and National Zoo will no longer be required to wear masks. Starting Monday, March 14, our Smithsonian NMNH and National Zoo will be open seven days a week. Learn more about visiting: si.edu/visit

Thursday, March 10 at 6:30 pm join us and ColumbiaSchoolofArts for a conversation with director Eriberto Gualinga and @LXcurator, introduced by Ron Gregg. Register for the conversation, and receive a link to watch Eribeto's film "Helena of Sarayaku." 📽️: l8r.it/Cxc9

Join us in celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth for a special screening of “Without a Whisper: Konnon:Kwe” featuring the lesser-known history of Native women’s influence on the early women’s rights movement in the United States. WATCH NOW: nmai.brand.live/c/without-a-wh…

Interested in an internship with the NAA? We're looking for a summer intern - applications are due by March 31! More info & how to apply at s.si.edu/3vyxfAT

Hello friends of the NAA! We're excited to say that we are welcoming researchers back to the archives starting April 11. If you'd like to schedule a research appointment just visit s.si.edu/3wQPguO & fill out our appointment request form and we'll get back to you ASAP!