Cities weren’t the only subject that fascinated this acclaimed Futurist
The National Museum of Asian Art is the first U.S. museum to survey the vivid silkscreens from the 91-year-old Japanese artist
A new exhibition defines how artistry and activism over decades gave rise to the idea and promise of a future that could advance Black life
Enjoy an exclusive preview of an auction of the novelist's papers, which feature rarely seen edits and atrocious penmanship
Photographer Ellen Harasimowicz has chronicled New England’s Willard Farm in its final harvests
To his adoring young fans in the 1960s and '70s, the anti-establishment novelist was the father they wished they had
Gen-Z is spurning restaurants to enjoy hot dates outdoors—echoing the picnic's racy beginnings
A historian and a linguist, working together, revealed new truths about the relationship between Spanish colonizers and the Timucua people
A look back at the life of the country music rebel, superstar, and elder statesman who is back on the road, again
Jewelers Reiko Ishiyama and Jeong Ju Lee redefine the “American Spirit” at the Smithsonian’s upcoming Craft Show
The first movie adaptation of "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret" arrives in theaters today
Dubbed "the most daring actress in pictures," Helen Gibson rose to fame in the 1910s
The 400-year-old text presented the Bard's plays as serious literature, muddling the boundaries between popular culture and high art
Authorities eventually recovered 96 of the lost timepieces, including a $30 million watch commissioned for Marie Antoinette
This month’s Smithsonian podcasts include a deep dive into India’s monsoon weather patterns and discussion of animals in flight
Darcelle XV, the world’s oldest performing drag queen, died in March, but her spirit will live on
Originating in Italy, "scattered hotels" turn alleyways into hallways and piazzas into living rooms
The 1989 Disney movie musical may have saved the Disney corporation, but it also sent important messages about identity to its young audiences
Your trash is my treasure—and a sweet reminder of the past
The itinerant artist William Bache’s portraits are contaminated by arsenic, but now the National Portrait Gallery offers easy access
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