Curators' Corner
Gil Goldstein and Bobby McFerrin’s New Project at the Kennedy Center
Gil Goldstein lends an experienced hand to Bobby McFerrin's new concert series and recording project that honors familiar spirituals with a fresh new spirit
What the Great Gatsby Got Right about the Jazz Age
Curator Amy Henderson explores how the 1920s came alive in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel
Poetry Matters: In Baseball, No Poet Has Yet to Do the Game Justice
Smithsonian historian David Ward umpires the field of poetry, honoring the boys of spring, and calls a strike
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Follow the Smithsonian experts as they gather memorabilia in Tampa
August 30, 2012
| By Tom Frail
Alex Parker at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics takes his work home with him -- and makes stunning visualizations
August 30, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
A new exhibit at the Freer examines the adoption of Buddhism in China through richly detailed paintings
August 29, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The great American pastime of politics and posturing has deep roots, but have we become more or less civil?
August 28, 2012
| By Jeanie Riess
With 2012's national party conventions and subsequent coverage upon us, curator Amy Henderson from the National Portrait Gallery looks back at the most trusted man in news
August 27, 2012
| By Amy Henderson
Senior curator of the Air and Space museum remembers the man who united a country and walked on the moon
August 27, 2012
| By Guest Blogger
New work from Jananne Al-Ani exposes a complicated history within the Middle Eastern landscape
August 24, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Birdcages, floppy hats and shamrock hats–that's right, it's party night at the Smithsonian Libraries
August 24, 2012
| By Jeanie Riess
More from the Zoo's baby boom, three-month-old kittens frolic on display
August 23, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
A new exhibit at the Smithsonian Sackler Gallery brings ancient nomadic Kazakh culture to Washington, D.C., for the first time, shedding light on ancient trade
August 23, 2012
| By Kat J. McAlpine
This weekend, bone up on your skeletal knowledge, survey new artwork from the Middle East and celebrate the steel pan
August 23, 2012
| By Jeanie Riess
September 2012 | By Aviva Shen
Why octopuses use tools, preserving flight plans, famous portraits and more
September 2012
| By Smithsonian magazine
September 2012 | By Smithsonian magazine
Secretary Clough has the skull of naturalist Robert Kennicott in his office to remind him of the remarkable scientists who work for the Smithsonian
September 2012
| By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
A staple in the collections, Cadillac marks its 110-year anniversary today as the company looks to branch out and go biking
August 22, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The final part in our series introduces you to the work of five more artists, from giant roses to combat video games to surrealist assemblages
August 22, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
A new biography explores the story of the famous diva who once owned the Hope Diamond
August 21, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
A collection of the standup comic's jokes, costumes and even her signature prop–the cigarette holder–reside at the American History Museum
August 20, 2012
| By Beth Py-Lieberman
The Hirshhorn Museum was evacuated and closed to the public today. According to museum officials, a security officer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Law enforcement is on the scene and is investigating the incident.
August 20, 2012
| By Brian Wolly
At long last, is there a baby panda in the Zoo's future?
August 20, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
This week, learn more about the Tuskegee Airmen, test your Olympic trivia and learn how to care for your heirlooms
August 20, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Friday August 17, Killer Clans Complete with swordplay, fight scenes and romance, the 1976 film Killer Clans tells the story of two rival assassins vying for the love of the daughter of the man they were hired to kill. The film was adapted from the novel Meteor, Butterfly, Sword by Chinese writer Ku Lung. Chor [...]
August 16, 2012
| By Jeanie Riess
This week's look at five more names from the prestigious short list and where to see their work
August 15, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Researchers have released the largest 3-D map of the sky with plans for further research into dark energy, quasars and the evolution of large galaxies
August 15, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
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