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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We help you sort out who's who from the museum's recent announcement, in a series of three posts
August 08, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Research has helped identify glass lantern slides within the collection from the famed photographer's garden images
August 07, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The artist behind "I shop therefore I am" has plastered her monumental statements all over the Hirshhorn
August 06, 2012
| By Jeanie Riess
This week, sketch like a master, catch a concert that blends Native American and Celtic sounds and stitch in the presence of greatness
August 06, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Marine mammals expert Charles Potter has big plans for his newest acquisition
August 03, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
This weekend, join the Smithsonian for a workshop on 1950s Segregation, celebrate Owney the dog at the National Postal Museum and enjoy a steel drum concert.
August 02, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
We take a look back at one of the late author's lesser-known novels that imagines a history a little too close to home
August 01, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
A new exhibit explores the prosperous rule of the Mughal empire and the cross-cultural art it inspired
August 01, 2012
| By Guest Blogger
Virginia Mecklenburg offers a Wednesday lecture on the artists from "Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond"
July 31, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Our new app with ten customized tours of the Smithsonian museums is now ready for download
July 30, 2012
| By Beth Py-Lieberman
This week at the Smithsonian, the evolution of fish through X-Ray, India's imperial arts and the divisive legacy of Native blood laws.
July 30, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Believed to be done having children, Cuban crocodile Dorothy surprised everyone with two new babies.
July 26, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Celebrate Peru and learn traditional Indian dance this weekend.
July 26, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
The National Zoo's baby cheetahs get to know their new home while waiting for their new names from the winning American Olympic sprinters
July 25, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
Before you settle into your couch to watch the Olympics, get down to the Smithsonian for exhibits, games and more.
July 24, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The author discusses his new book, a collection of entertaining stories about the field of genetics titled The Violinst's Thumb.
July 24, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
This week at the Smithsonian, learn how animals find their way across continents, try out belly dancing and pick up a new language with the creator of Klingon.
July 23, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Amy Poehler and Adam Scott talk about filming at the Smithsonian and around D.C. for NBC's Parks and Recreation
July 20, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Forty artists honor 40 years of craft.
July 20, 2012
| By Guest Blogger
This weekend, celebrate Earth, have a movie day and check out some super cool planes at the Udvar-Hazy Center.
July 19, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
Winners of the museum's Teen Portrait Competition discuss their portraits and the stories behind them.
July 18, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Smithsonian Research Associate Alain Touwaide will argue that a quest for medicinal plants may have spurred Roman expansion at his July 18 lecture.
July 17, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
As NBC's "Parks and Recreation" prepares to shoot its season five opener in D.C., we offer up five must-sees for the newest city councilmember of Pawnee, Indiana
July 17, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The creator of the popular speaker series spent Friday at the Smithsonian talking about the next step in his prolific design career
July 16, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
This week at the Smithsonian: take a virtual tour beneath the earth's surface, see the Air Force Strings perform and honor the genius of Thelonius Monk.
July 16, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
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