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This summer, the National Postal Museum is excited to host Alice Fabela as part of the @uslatinomuseum Latino Museum Studies Program! Alice is passionate about exploring best practices for incorporating museum objects into projects and exhibitions that connect to broader historical contexts. Follow #SmithsonianLMSP today to learn more about the fellows and their practicum projects across the Smithsonian. Welcome, Alice! #AmericanLatinoMuseum
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Photo National Postal Museum - The James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most sensitive ever launched, can peer to the limits of the known universe. The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate this remarkable device with the…
Photo National Postal Museum - The National Postal Museum recently received 92 original works of art which were used to create postage stamps issued over the past decade. These items are part of a larger collection of over 6,000…
Photo National Postal Museum - We’re celebrating #WorldPhotographyDay with some of our favorite snaps of Owney! During the late 1800s, this playful and proud stray terrier named Owney was the nation’s most famous canine. He even…
Photo National Postal Museum - On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment became law. USPS issued this commemorative stamp in August 2020 to celebrate the centennial of the Amendment’s ratification. Taking inspiration from historical…
Photo National Postal Museum - Wed. Sept. 14 | 7-8pm EDT Meet us on Zoom or in person at the museum for a special book talk with the curators behind Between Home and the Front: Civil War Letters of the Walters Family. A book…
Photo National Postal Museum - This Bonbobi or “Bobi” mailbox tells a modern story of community accessibility. In 2006, when the Southern Oaks Community of Santa Clarita, California, discovered their curbside mailboxes were not…

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