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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A new release from Smithsonian Folkways highlights the talent of a bluegrass master
February 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Forty-six million-year-old fossils help identify mosquito species from an ancient insect hot spot
January 23, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
A new program at the National Zoo transports the great apes to the 21st century
January 22, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
This week, hear from a panel of sustainability rock stars, see a documentary on China's presence in Africa and watch a Black History Month celebration.
February 11, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
All you need to know for the day: where to eat, rest and what to see
January 21, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Only one man won the election, but with free tours and insider information, you can still win the weekend. Plus hours, eating spots and where to rest your feet
January 16, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Ten quirky moments from inaugural history, including presidential lassoing
January 18, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Get up close and personal with four presidents with video and now a new National Park Service app
January 17, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Introducing a new monthly poetry column, just in time to offer inaugural poet Richard Blanco some advice from Robert Frost
January 17, 2013
| By David C. Ward
Another inauguration, another opportunity to learn more about the men whose presence shocked the country
January 16, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Nothing says, "Welcome, Mr. President," like 3,000 gas lights and a big hulking statue
January 15, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
Michelle Obama's modern look has a long history
February 05, 2013
| By Amy Henderson
Our Pop Culture Curator Amy Henderson Strolls the Halls of the Old Patent Office Building Imagining the Scene of Lincoln's 1865 Inaugural Ball
January 15, 2013
| By Amy Henderson
What delicacies and confectionaries were found on the 250-foot-long buffet table?
January 15, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
The museum director and former film studies professor examines Quentin Tarantino's take on slavery
January 14, 2013
| By Guest Blogger
You've seen Spielberg's "Lincoln," now hear director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture Lonnie Bunch talk about the forces behind the January 1, 1863 order and the eventual abolition of slavery
January 14, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
After being put in "baby jazz" in high school, Balbed has made a name for himself in the Washington, D.C. scene
January 31, 2013
| By Joann Stevens
Research on data from NASA's Kepler space observatory finds that one in six stars in the Milky Way is orbited by an Earth-sized planet. Is extraterrestrial life more possible now than we ever thought before?
January 11, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
The stage is set. Enter Martha Levinson, a character described as rich, crass and brassy.
January 02, 2013
| By Amy Henderson
Nominated for her Woody Guthrie tribute album, Mitchell also has a new album of rock covers, from David Bowie to Jimi Hendrix
December 28, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
David Baker, the leader of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, steps down, leaving a soaring legacy in his wake
December 21, 2012
| By Joann Stevens
The twins have now lived longer than any other North American litter born in captivity, aside from their older siblings born in 2010
December 20, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
With end-of-year watch and see anxieties lurking, it's important to know that the Watch NIght was a wait for news of freedom
December 19, 2012
| By Joann Stevens
The idyllic scenes of the dreamy holiday tune were painted by a Russian Jewish immigrant named Israel Baline, better known as Irving Berlin
December 18, 2012
| By Amy Henderson
Does lightning strike ships at sea and why does American English differ from British English?
January 2013
| By Smithsonian Magazine
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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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