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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National Portrait Gallery curator Brandon Fortune provides some insight to what she and other contest jurors are looking for
October 25, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
A Civil War teenager covers her quilt with the signatures of Union leaders
October 25, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
The Smithsonian makes a big contribution to one of Wikipedia's projects
October 24, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
Events Oct. 24-27: goSmithsonian Trek, Andy Warhol, Skin Color Evolution, and an Inventors Symposium
This week, take part in an interactive scavenger hunt, get an inside look at the Hirshhorn's newest exhibition, learn about human evolution and get tips on inventing
October 24, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
On this day in 1917, one of the most influential and unconventional American jazz musicians was born
October 21, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
This weekend, come to a party with wearable crafts, experience the pairing of poetry and art, and participate in a drumming workshop
October 20, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
The craft artist has found a clever way to recycle rubber; see her work at this weekend's Craft2Wear show and Smithsonian benefit sale
October 20, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
November 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg
The first Latina on Broadway dishes on her career and how she got her breakout role in South Pacific
November 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
The final voyage of a World War II biplane evokes the exploits of the legendary fighting force
November 2011
| By Owen Edwards
Smithsonian researchers join an international effort to bring the five-foot-tall bird back from the brink of extinction
November 2011
| By Megan Gambino
November 2011 | By G. Wayne Clough
Readers Respond to the September Issue
November 2011
| By Smithsonian magazine
Bentley, a terrier from California, nabs the title—with a little help from his owner
October 19, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
With the World Series set to start, see some of the all-time baseball greats in the Institution's collections
October 19, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
Catch a glimpse of the Smithsonian's unique party of modern art and live music
October 18, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
On this day in 1954, the commercial introduction of the a new device revolutionized consumer electronics forever
October 18, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
A former White House resident dishes on what it was like to live in the White House as a teenager
October 18, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
An up-and-coming jazz star donates the dress from her legendary performance at the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Honoring President Barack Obama to the American History Museum
October 17, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
A new show at the National Portrait Gallery is a biography told in paintings, sculpture, photography and artifacts about the lives of Gertrude Stein and her partner Alice B. Toklas
October 17, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
This week, come to an interactive art event, discuss life on meteorites, learn about Women in Hong Kong and take in some live jazz
October 17, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
The crew of NASA's final space shuttle flight dropped by the Air and Space Museum to discuss their experiences
October 14, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History has artifacts from Kameny's early days in the gay rights movement in its collection
October 14, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
This weekend, attend a virtual reading of Latino literature, come to a day of activities at the Postal Museum and create your own henna design
October 13, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
From automobiles to beards, check out some of the more unusual artifacts in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
October 13, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
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