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The Smithsonian Latino Center is now accepting applications for the 2015 Young Ambassadors Program June 21 through July 31. The application deadline is April 6, before 5 p.m. EDT.

Visitors to the National Mall and New York can participate and learn more about the popular Mexican holiday known as Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead this week. This well-known festival is...

The Smithsonian Latino Center, in collaboration with the University of Texas at El Paso, presents “Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos Real/Virtual Festival.” The festival is a combination of real-...

The Smithsonian Latino Center is expanding its Latino Virtual Museum through the nationwide launch of a suite of bilingual, digital educational resources Sept. 29.

The Smithsonian invites the public to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct.

Men and women all over the world work together to achieve feats in science, technology, engineering and math. The contributions of scientists and engineers in STEM professions are the inspiration for...

The Smithsonian Latino Center kicked off its ninth annual Young Ambassadors Program June 23 with the arrival of 22 graduating high school seniors from throughout the country to Washington, D.C. This...

“Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art,” a major collection of modern and contemporary Latino art from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, begins a multicity national tour today when it...

The Smithsonian Latino Center is now accepting applications for the 2014 Young Ambassadors Program June 22 through Aug. 1. The application deadline is April 7, before 5 p.m. EDT.

The Smithsonian Latino Center will expand its Latino Virtual Museum in 2014 with support from Target Corp. This expansion will include an increase of its virtual products and expansion of its current...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian presents “Engineering the Inka Empire: A Symposium on Sustainability and Ancient Technologies,” a day of panel discussions Thursday, Nov. 14,...

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The Smithsonian Latino Center, in partnership with the University of Texas El Paso, presents its fifth annual Latino Virtual Museum “Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos Festival” in Second Life, a...

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To celebrate the cultural intersections of Asian Americans and Latinos, the two fastest growing populations in the United States, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and the Smithsonian...

El Centro Latino Smithsonian comenzará su Programa Latino de Estudios en Museología 2013 en Washington, D.C. el 1º de julio, marcando el 17º año en que esta oportunidad para el desarrollo...

The Smithsonian Latino Center presents musical group Los Gallos Negros, Sunday, May 5, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Warner Bros. Theater at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History on...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian Latino Center in Washington, D.C., present “Cerámica de los Ancestros: Central America’s Past Revealed,” a new major...

The Smithsonian Latino Center is now accepting applications for the 2013 Young Ambassadors Program, June 23 through Aug. 2. The application deadline is April 12, before 5 p.m. EDT. The Young...

The Smithsonian Latino Center announces the 2013 Latino Museum Studies Program, July 1 through Aug. 9 in Washington, D.C. Currently in its 17th year, this program fosters the development of scholars...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the Smithsonian Latino Center will present two programs related to Mexican American food and the production of food in America, including a...

The Smithsonian Latino Center presents a free panel discussion “Immigration, Ethnic Economies and Civic Engagement: Understanding the Latino Experience in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Region,”...