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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The playful pair of two-month-old cubs got a thorough exam from veterinarians and big thumbs up from everybody
February 21, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Clouds, bluegrass, chipmunks and Picasso round out this month’s batch of questions
March 2013
| By Smithsonian magazine
The freelancer’s new exhibit at the Natural History Museum captures the beauty, and fragility, of sea life
March 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
100 years ago, birds like the snowy egret were on the brink of extinction, all because of their sought-after plumage
March 2013
| By William Souder
The one gem that can rival the Hope Diamond is finally on display at the Natural History Museum
March 2013
| By Jerry Adler
The historic 1859 art gallery, which has served many other purposes in its lifetime will undergo a two-year renovation
February 20, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Everything from parrots to gossipy novels influenced art in Japan between 1603 to 1868
February 20, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
A new album from Smithsonian Folkways will brighten anyone’s St. Patrick’s Day
March 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough journeys to Front Royal, Virginia, to find out the latest in animal research
March 2013
| By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
From Florida's infamous hanging chads and the magnifying glass used to inspect them to vanity eyeballs, American History curators brought the goods for 2013's Tweet Up
February 19, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Do you know which president liked to skinny dip in the Potomac or who had the first pet cat in the White House?
February 18, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Meteor scientist Cari Corrigan says that the type of destruction wrought by today's meteor explosion over Russia is exceedingly rare
February 15, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
At the institution for a year of repairs, the president's gravemarker calls the University of Missouri campus home
February 15, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
The Armory Show provoked reactions of love and hate; today it is recognized as changing American art forever
February 15, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Ever wonder how a giant panda says I love you? Or how a sea lion bonds with a best friend?
February 13, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Aeronautics curator Tom Crouch says yes, despite claims that a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead may have beat them
March 18, 2013
| By Guest Blogger
Historical photographs of Mardi Gras celebrations also tell the story of D.C.'s African American roots
February 12, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Check out scenes from the new comic "Darwin: A Graphic Biography" by Eugene Byrne and Simon Gurr
February 12, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Airing February 11, the Smithsonian Channel documentary tells the story of the lunch counter sit-in that helped to change the country
February 11, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Congratulations to the record label for the success of Woody at 100 and Quetzal's Imaginaries album
February 11, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Harry Selfridge, a London department store owner, may have opened the doors to more than just his retail store when he gave women a chance to power shop
March 13, 2013
| By Amy Henderson
For Women's History month, curator David C. Ward considers the steady ascendency of poets from Emily Dickinson to today's Eavan Boland
March 12, 2013
| By David C. Ward
Carlotta Walls LaNier recently donated the dress she wore on what would've been her first day at the desegregated high school
February 08, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
The panel talk on the controversial practice spilled over in the Twittersphere as people talked about the history of racist mascots and what can be done
February 07, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
The artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates the jazz legend who won affection at home and abroad
February 07, 2013
| By Joann Stevens
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