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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A new solo exhibition by Lalla Essaydi challenges Western and Muslim perceptions of women's identities
May 09, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
Paleontologist Nick Pyenson was in a race against a construction crew to salvage a bed of whale fossils, so he called upon 3-D technologists for help
June 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
This week, get a book signed by New Orleans specialist Carolyn Morrow Long, enjoy a concert by the Encore Chorale, and discover the real Aaron Burr in a lecture by H.W. Brands.
May 07, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
The S. Dillon Ripley Center hosts an exhibit of more than 300 of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' patents since 1980.
May 04, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
This weekend, view the spectacular journey of a polar bear and her cubs in IMAX, make your own Korean kite and join Smithsonian in kicking off the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebration.
May 03, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
Listen to the latest stylings of Shanthi, the Dylan of elephants
May 02, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
The new outfielder for the Nats made some new friends on the Mall last night.
May 01, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
This week, take a garden tour, discover the universe through cutting edge developments in X-ray telescopes, and meet acclaimed artist Roni Horn.
April 30, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
Chinese artist Ai WeiWei challenges ideas of authenticity with his reproduction of Qing dynasty zodiac animal heads, now on view at the Hirshhorn Museum.
April 26, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
This weekend, get some insight into 20th-Century African American Art, Dance at the Anacostia River and Jazz Fest and hear the Gamer Symphony Orchestra perform arrangements of video game music.
April 26, 2012
| By Kelly Smith
Guest blogger and Portrait Gallery historian Amy Henderson discusses Louis Armstrong and the meaning of stardom
April 24, 2012
| By Amy Henderson
Jeopardy's annual "Power Players" show airs this week, pitting journalists, pundits and newsmakers against each other
April 23, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
This week, discover new research on genetics, enjoy a performance from the Marlboro Music Festival's best young talent, and learn the elements that make a good film.
April 23, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
An official ceremony and a weekend of space-shuttle activities welcome Discovery to its new home
April 20, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
This weekend learn to draw at the American Art Museum, visit the space shuttle Discovery and celebrate Earth Day with the National Zoo.
April 19, 2012
| By Kelly Smith
The Latin American artists discuss how their career began over 50 years ago
May 2012
| By Aviva Shen
May 2012 | By Aviva Shen
You ask, we answer – our Smithsonian experts fill you in on the truths behind your burning questions
May 2012
| By Smithsonian magazine
Secretary Clough writes on the benefits of being an environmentally savvy institution
May 2012
| By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Readers Respond to the April Issue
May 2012
| By Smithsonian magazine
Meet sculptor Colin Selig, who uses an interesting material for his benches: obsolete propane tanks.
April 18, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
The shuttle has landed.
April 17, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
Curator Valerie Neal discusses space shuttle Discovery's long journey to the Air and Space Museum
April 16, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
A new addition to the Smithsonian collections tells a new story about the legendary disaster
May 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
This week, bring the family to a play about eco-friendly practices, preview the Smithsonian Craft Show, and kick back to a Latin jazz concert.
April 16, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
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