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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From fiber to glass, metal to ceramics, selections from this year's Craft Show will inspire you
April 25, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
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
May 13, 2013
| By Joann Stevens
A talented seamstress and savvy businesswoman, she catered to Washington's socialites
April 24, 2013
| By Emily Spivack
Deep in the Amazon Rainforest, scientists search for the micro-organisms that lived inside ancient humans
April 23, 2013
| By Elizabeth Quill
The latest Smithsonian exhibitions showcase Civil War photography, Buddhist figures and Time magazine cover portraits
May 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
Curator Amy Henderson explores how the 1920s came alive in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel
May 10, 2013
| By Amy Henderson
This week, hear the latest from the brains at the Smithsonian, dissect the great Nam June Paik's video legacy and relax with live music
May 13, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
A look at the future with Adam Metallo and Vince Rossi, who recently spent two nights scanning the Natural History Museum's entire Dino Hall in 3D
April 23, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
A conversation with the producer of "Classic Harmonica Blues," an album that captures a harmonica revolution
April 23, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
Apollo 11 souvenirs, Walt Whitman’s politics, and dinosaur DNA were among the subjects you wanted to know more about
May 2013
| By Smithsonian magazine
Jennie C. Jones has the answer. Her first solo museum show opens at the Hirshhorn in May
May 2013
| By Jamie Katz
Smithsonian researchers used optical technology to play back the unplayable records
May 2013
| By Charlotte Gray
Four artists left their mark for the Smithsonian's first ever land art installation as part of a new exhibit about African artists and the earth
April 22, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Between smartphone apps and local exhibitions, the Institution is looking for great new ways to connect to our biggest fans
May 2013
| By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
The founder of Ashoka, a network of global social entrepreneurs, is taking on education to change the world
April 19, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
From Georges Braque to a suit of easter baskets, mixed media remains a potent form of visual expression
April 18, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Geographer Andrew Johnston discusses some of the applications and risks of the satellite-based technology, as well as its future
April 17, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Gallery closings, fewer exhibitions and reduced educational offerings are some of the impacts he listed before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
April 17, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
The actor talks about getting vetted by the baseball legend's grandchildren, meeting with his wife and why baseball was actually his worst sport
April 16, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
The Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum gives high school students an inside look at collections, labs and the people who run them
April 15, 2013
| By Marina Koren
He rose to an elite status and created his own style along the way
April 15, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
A new exhibit at the Air and Space Museum reveals how we use time and space to get around every day, from maritime exploration to Google maps
April 11, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Slack Key guitar music sounds new notes for history of cowboys and the West in ceremony honoring the Hawaiian composer
May 07, 2013
| By Joann Stevens
An 1838 journey pushed back the borders of the unknown
April 2013
| By Michael Ruane
From sea to space and back again, the new Air and Space exhibit shows you how we get where we're going
April 10, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
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