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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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Start the weekend off with a date night at the Freer Gallery, then enjoy Super Science Saturday at the Udvar-Hazy Center and learn about the Earth with author Robert Hazen.
August 09, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
We help you sort out who's who from the museum's recent announcement, in a series of three posts
August 08, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Research has helped identify glass lantern slides within the collection from the famed photographer's garden images
August 07, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The artist behind "I shop therefore I am" has plastered her monumental statements all over the Hirshhorn
August 06, 2012
| By Jeanie Riess
This week, sketch like a master, catch a concert that blends Native American and Celtic sounds and stitch in the presence of greatness
August 06, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Marine mammals expert Charles Potter has big plans for his newest acquisition
August 03, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
This weekend, join the Smithsonian for a workshop on 1950s Segregation, celebrate Owney the dog at the National Postal Museum and enjoy a steel drum concert.
August 02, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
We take a look back at one of the late author's lesser-known novels that imagines a history a little too close to home
August 01, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
A new exhibit explores the prosperous rule of the Mughal empire and the cross-cultural art it inspired
August 01, 2012
| By Guest Blogger
Virginia Mecklenburg offers a Wednesday lecture on the artists from "Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond"
July 31, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Our new app with ten customized tours of the Smithsonian museums is now ready for download
July 30, 2012
| By Beth Py-Lieberman
This week at the Smithsonian, the evolution of fish through X-Ray, India's imperial arts and the divisive legacy of Native blood laws.
July 30, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Believed to be done having children, Cuban crocodile Dorothy surprised everyone with two new babies.
July 26, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Celebrate Peru and learn traditional Indian dance this weekend.
July 26, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
The National Zoo's baby cheetahs get to know their new home while waiting for their new names from the winning American Olympic sprinters
July 25, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
Before you settle into your couch to watch the Olympics, get down to the Smithsonian for exhibits, games and more.
July 24, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The author discusses his new book, a collection of entertaining stories about the field of genetics titled The Violinst's Thumb.
July 24, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
This week at the Smithsonian, learn how animals find their way across continents, try out belly dancing and pick up a new language with the creator of Klingon.
July 23, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Amy Poehler and Adam Scott talk about filming at the Smithsonian and around D.C. for NBC's Parks and Recreation
July 20, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Forty artists honor 40 years of craft.
July 20, 2012
| By Guest Blogger
This weekend, celebrate Earth, have a movie day and check out some super cool planes at the Udvar-Hazy Center.
July 19, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
Winners of the museum's Teen Portrait Competition discuss their portraits and the stories behind them.
July 18, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Smithsonian Research Associate Alain Touwaide will argue that a quest for medicinal plants may have spurred Roman expansion at his July 18 lecture.
July 17, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
As NBC's "Parks and Recreation" prepares to shoot its season five opener in D.C., we offer up five must-sees for the newest city councilmember of Pawnee, Indiana
July 17, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The creator of the popular speaker series spent Friday at the Smithsonian talking about the next step in his prolific design career
July 16, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
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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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