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 dazzlingly blue obelisk comes to the Natural History Museum after a long journey from the mines of Brazil to the stone cutting capital of Europe
December 06, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
We asked the institution team for their picks from the past year, from art to poetry to science
December 05, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
A roundup of holiday classics and some new alternatives for a festive season
December 04, 2012
| By Joann Stevens
The gallery commissioned a portrait of the first African American Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
December 04, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
After 100 days in space, the museum's new jumping spider made it only five days before dying of natural causes
December 04, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Video: Take a Virtual 3D Journey to Visit China's Caves of the Thousand Buddhas
December 03, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
January 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz
Saudi Arabia's royal tourism minister discusses a groundbreaking new exhibition, the U.S.-Saudi Arabian relationship, and what it’s like to look at Earth from space
December 03, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
The famous artist brought his explosives to the Sackler for its 25th anniversary
November 30, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Saul Lilienstein discusses how the city rose from the 1929 crash and became stronger than ever, Saturday at the Ripley Center
November 30, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Six young artists leave their mark on portraiture with the National Portrait Gallery's new exhibit
November 30, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
After a 99-day at the space station, a red-backed jumping spider comes to the Natural History Museum
November 29, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Curator at the National Portrait Gallery
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| By Amy Henderson
Part of the Smithsonian’s Ocean Initiative
December 31, 2012
| By Ocean's Portal
The Panamanian performer catches up with Joann Stevens before his Nov. 30 concert at the Kennedy Center
November 28, 2012
| By Joann Stevens
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
This week, learn to be a Persian artist, get crafty in Renwick Gallery and pick up an illustrated copy of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most famous speech
January 22, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
Your guide to events for the 2013 Presidential Inauguration.
The museum's clothing and textiles are unwrapped for view as never before
November 06, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Program manager of Jazz Appreciation Month at the American History Museum
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| By Joann Stevens
Executive chef at the American Indian Museum's award-wining cafe, Richard Hetzler, talks holiday menus
November 21, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
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