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 beloved destination has re-opened with new goodies for food lovers
November 21, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
December 2012 | By Smithsonian Magazine
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
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
From delicate nature studies to fiberglass sculpture, pumpkins have a prominent place in the collections
October 31, 2012
| By Beth Py-Lieberman
Hurricane Over. Tomorrow its Back to Increasing and Diffusing Here at the Smithsonian
October 30, 2012
| By Beth Py-Lieberman
From candy's lackluster beginnings to the Halloween boom, Smithsonian shares some tricks and treats
October 30, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
From the Zoo's many critters to the Castle's chimneys, the Smithsonian prepares for severe weather
October 29, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
A new addition to the dama gazelle herd made her debut this Wednesday at the National Zoo
October 26, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
An orchid bloom, so delicate and elegant, arises out of a complex symbiotic relationship with, of all things, fungi. It’s a classic case of beauty and the beast, or gorgeous meets gross. But the fundamental relationship between the much-admired botanical family known as the Orchidaceae, which make up more than ten percent of the world’s [...]
October 26, 2012
| By Beth Py-Lieberman
Set to open Nov. 20, the new exhibit explores the diversity and development of American food cultures
October 25, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
This weekend, trick or treat your way through the Zoo, take a trip to the remote Russian Chukchi community and pick up some crafted fashions
October 25, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
November 2012 | By Leah Binkovitz
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