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Official journal published by the Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian is a science and nature magazine (and associated website, SmithsonianMag. com), and is the official journal published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D. C., although editorially independent from its parent organization. The first issue was published in 1970. The Smithsonian holds events such as the American Ingenuity Awards, Future Con, and Museum Day.

The history of Smithsonian began when Edward K. Thompson, the retired editor of Life magazine, was asked by the then Secretary of the Smithsonian, S. Dillon Ripley, to produce a magazine "about things in which the Smithsonian [Institution] is interested, might be interested or ought to be interested." In 1973, the magazine turned a profit for the first time. By 1974, circulation had nearly quadrupled, to 635,000, and it reached the one million milestone in 1975—one of the most successful launches of its time. In 1980, Thompson was replaced by Don Moser, who had also worked at Life, and circulation reached upwards of two million, in turn, by Carey Winfrey upon his retirement in 2001. Michael Caruso succeeded Carey Winfrey in 2011, and served as editor in chief until 2019. Since that time Debra Rosenberg and Terence Monmaney have served as executive editors.

Every year since 2012, the magazine has sponsored the American Ingenuity Awards, a recognition of innovation in the arts, sciences and technology. Winners have included Bryan Stevenson, Elon Musk, Lin Manuel Miranda, OK Go, John Krasinski, Dave Eggers, Aziz Ansari, Rosanne Cash, Jeff Bezos, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and David Lynch. Presenters have included Stephen Hawking (twice), Stephen Colbert, David Byrne, Herbie Hancock, Erin Brockovich, Ruben Blades, Bill Nye, Art Spiegelman and Senator Al Franken. The American Ingenuity Award itself was created by the artist Jeff Koons.

Future Con, formerly The Future is Here, is an annual conference for students and young people interested in science and science fiction, held as part of Washington D. C.'s Awesome Con.

Smithsonian arranges Museum Day, when museums in all 50 U. S. states offer limited free admission. In 2018, over 1,400 museums participated. The offer is free admission for the ticket holder plus one guest, and this ticket is specific to the chosen museum only. The intention is one ticket per person. This is in contrast to the International Museum Day, when participating museums generally offer entirely free admission throughout the day.