Curators' Corner
PHOTOS: Wynton Marsalis, Honoring Duke Ellington
The artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates the jazz legend who won affection at home and abroad
Bangs, Bobs and Bouffants: The Roots of the First Lady’s Tresses
Michelle Obama's modern look has a long history
What Django Unchained Got Wrong: A Review From National Museum of African American History and Culture Director Lonnie Bunch
The museum director and former film studies professor examines Quentin Tarantino's take on slavery
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Artist Everett Raymond Kinstler's portrait of the legendary performer Christopher Plummer joins the collection as Kinstler is honored by The Players Club in New York City
November 28, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The Gallery marks the occasion with an "explosion event," lectures, performances and more
November 27, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
From Shanghai to Los Angeles to D.C., the Anacostia Community Museum's looks at recent efforts to reclaim urban rivers
November 27, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Though the league is currently in another lockout, the Smithsonian collections have plenty of memorabilia from the sport's history in the United States
November 26, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Each year, 100,000 visitors come to see the lights. Here's why you should be one of them
November 23, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Executive chef at the American Indian Museum's award-wining cafe, Richard Hetzler, talks holiday menus
November 21, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Program manager of Jazz Appreciation Month at the American History Museum
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| By Joann Stevens
The beloved destination has re-opened with new goodies for food lovers
November 21, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Just in time for Thanksgiving, an exhibit all about what we put on our table at the American History Museum
November 20, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Must-see exhibits, little known facts and veteran visitor wisdom for your Thanksgiving weekend at the Smithsonian
November 20, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The next must-see item in our roundup of family-friendly Smithsonian stops is an homage to both baseball and video art
November 19, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The Zoo decided to euthanize its older female Sumatran tiger because of suffering from spondylosis
November 19, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
A groundbreaking exhibit presents the Civil War through the eyes of artists uncertain of the conflict's outcome, shedding fresh light on the events
November 16, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
December 2012 | By Smithsonian Magazine
December 2012 | By Smithsonian Magazine
Solar astrophysicist Mark Weber presents new research about that "miasma of incandescent plasma" at the Air and Space Museum
November 16, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
More than 300 objects begin a North American tour at the Sackler, adding new chapters to Saudi Arabia's history
November 15, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
How a MacArthur Genius Fellow is using his life experience and musical genius to engge youth in jazz
November 14, 2012
| By Joann Stevens
An iconic piece of history comes out of storage just in time for Thanksgiving visitors
November 14, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The museum shows more than 30 selections, including portraits of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Amerigo Vespucci
November 09, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Pilgrim interpreters from the Plimoth Plantation arrive at the National Museum of American History
November 09, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
Dr. Edith Widder has made a career documenting and studying the amazing phenomenon that lights up the dark sea
November 07, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
How a gifted black singer transformed opera and the nation through a lifetime of giving
November 06, 2012
| By Joann Stevens
The museum's clothing and textiles are unwrapped for view as never before
November 06, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
From delicate nature studies to fiberglass sculpture, pumpkins have a prominent place in the collections
October 31, 2012
| By Beth Py-Lieberman
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Events February 12-14: Women in Sustainability, China’s Investment in Africa and an Emancipation Proclamation Theater Performance
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How Change Happens: The 1863 Emancipation Proclamation and the 1963 March on Washington
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