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Honoring Juneteenth

June 19, 2022

Now Open: “Maya Peoples: Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth”

June 16, 2022

Celebrating Pride with the Smithsonian Institution

June 1, 2022

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples

May 5, 2022

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See Cannibals: Myth & Reality

Cheers to the weekend! Learn about the history of

Cheers to the weekend! Learn about the history of “BEERology” – from hunter-gatherers to hipsters – at the Museum of Us. 🍺

📸 Image by @stacykeck

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“Maya Peoples: Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth,”

“Maya Peoples: Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth,” honors the past, present, and future Maya generations. Learn more about the recently updated exhibit online now at the link in our bio.

📸: Video by @sheb_mill_photography

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...Dare to share?🤔 Create and submit your own a

...Dare to share?🤔 Create and submit your own anonymous secret in our @PostSecret exhibit.

Since our "Race: Are We So Different" exhibit open

Since our "Race: Are We So Different" exhibit opened in 2015, the Museum of Us has hosted more than 7,500 students and adults for in-depth race workshops. Hundreds-of-thousands have visited the exhibit, and in 2021 we launched virtual access through the Google Arts and Culture app. Now, we’re working on an entirely new version of the physical exhibit and its complementary programming. Stay tuned for updates as this exciting community-centered work progresses.

Sending a big thank you to the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Nissan Foundation for supporting this work. #MuseumOfUs #NissanCommunity

📸 Image by Stacy Keck

Are cannibals *really* who you think they are? See

Are cannibals *really* who you think they are? See for yourself in “Cannibals: Myth & Reality” at the Museum of Us, open Wednesday through Sunday. As a reminder, the Museum will be closed on Monday, September 5.

Sometimes “home” feels like a pot of chamomile

Sometimes “home” feels like a pot of chamomile tea. Our Home edition #Boxhibit features two specialty tea blends from local artisans PARU (@parutea). Use your new tea strainer (included in your Boxhibit!) to steep the perfect cup of PARU’s popular blue chamomile blend, or try their signature #MuseumOfUs blend!

The Home edition #Boxhibit features items and activities that remind us of home, plus a year of membership to the Museum of Us! #Boxhibits are available for purchase in-person in the Museum lobby.

Photo 1 – Photo of blue chamomile tea blend, courtesy of PARUteabar.com