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New Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, Cynthia Chavez Lamar

Air Date Saturday May 21 at 4 p.m. on 5.1

CYNTHIA CHAVEZ LAMAR

From San Felipe Pueblo, Cynthia Chavez Lamar is the first native woman to lead the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.

Justin Grubbs photograph of a elephant.

JUSTIN GRUBB

Through photography, wildlife biologist Justin Grubb wants people to understand their impact on threatened species.

A golden light arch in the dark.

“ALIGHT ON MARS”

“Alight on Mars” celebrates how fireflies illuminate the night sky.

Caroline Young’s painting of a Chinese woman and butterflies on silk.

CAROLINE YOUNG

Meticulously applying multiple layers, Caroline Young’s paintings on silk are inspired by Chinese myths and history.