Aviva Shen

Aviva Shen

 

Aviva Shen is a reporter/blogger for ThinkProgress. Before joining CAP, Aviva interned and wrote for Smithsonian magazine, Salon, and New York.

Ai WeiWei's zodiac animals come to the Hirshhorn plaza.

Ai WeiWei’s Giant Animal Heads at the Hirshhorn Fountain

Chinese artist Ai WeiWei challenges ideas of authenticity with his reproduction of Qing dynasty zodiac animal heads, now on view at the Hirshhorn Museum

Musicians from the Marlboro Music Festival perform at the Freer Gallery this week.

Events April 24-26: the Genomics Revolution, Musicians from Marlboro, and Thomas Mobley

Discovery, right, greets the departing Enterprise, left, at the Welcome Discovery ceremony.

Discovery Parks for Good at the Udvar-Hazy Center

An official ceremony and a weekend of space-shuttle activities welcome Discovery to its new home

Space Shuttle Discovery flies over Washington, DC.

Discovery Touches Down at Dulles International Airport

The shuttle has landed

Space shuttle Discovery ready to launch for its final mission in 2010

Air and Space Curator Valerie Neal Talks Discovery Prep

Curator Valerie Neal discusses space shuttle Discovery's long journey to the Air and Space Museum

Latino jazz singer Claudia Acuña will perform her original compositions at the American History Museum.

Events April 17-19: Just a Dream, Craft Show Benefit, and Claudia Acuña

This week, bring the family to a play about eco-friendly practices, preview the Smithsonian Craft Show, and kick back to a Latin jazz concert

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Rusty Hassan Talks About John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, and Today’s Jazz Scene

Learn about the jazz legends who transformed American music

This bowl, from a Chinese restaurant opened during the Chinese immigration surge to Hawaii in the 1920s, tells one of the "American Stories" in the American History Museum's new exhibition.

The American History Museum’s New Approach to Telling “American Stories”

A new exhibition at the American History Museum uses more than 100 objects to tell American stories from 1620 to 2008

Look up Tuesday morning and you might see this.

Where to Watch Discovery’s Flyover

The best spots to see space shuttle Discovery's descent to Dulles Airport

One of the new portraits of Fred Korematsu, circa 1940

Fred Korematsu Joins Civil Rights Heroes in the Portrait Gallery

Two portraits of Fred Korematsu, the face of the Japanese American internment of World War II, have been donated to the National Portrait Gallery

General James F. Amos commemorates the Marine aviation centennial.

Events April 10-12: What a Face, IUE: The Little Satellite That Could, and Semper Fidelis: Marine Aviation Centennial

The Women in Science Edit-a-Thon in progress.

How Many Women Does It Take to Change Wikipedia?

Smithsonian Archives' Wikipedian-in-Residence Sarah Stierch is determined to bridge the gender gap on Wikipedia

Howler monkey Chula cradles her new baby.

Cute Baby Animal Watch: Black Howler Monkey Edition

Breaking news: Cute baby monkey born at the zoo!

Shake off winter with a scavenger hunt in the Smithsonian Gardens.

Events April 3-5: Spring Break, Let’s Move! and Baseball Presidencies

Spend spring break at the National Portrait Gallery, explore the Smithsonian gardens, and learn about baseball's special place in our presidential history

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Spotlight

Buzz Lightyear returned to Earth on Discovery in 2009.

Buzz Lightyear: To Infinity, And the Air and Space Museum

Buzz Lightyear returns from space and stakes out a new home in the Air and Space Museum

The model of Titanoboa will be on view at the Natural History museum starting tomorrow.

Titanoboa, the 48-Foot Monster Snake, Slithers Into the Natural History Museum

See the giant prehistoric snake everyone's been talking about at the Natural History Museum, starting Friday, March 30 through January 6, 2013

Jess Findlay's winning submission, a red fox caught in a snowstorm.

Q&A with Jess Findlay, Nature’s Best Youth Photographer of the Year

The winners of the Nature's Best Photography awards go on display at the Natural History Museum on Friday

Young musicians from the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont come to the Freer Gallery this week.

Events March 27-29: 80s Night, Musicians from Marlboro, and American Painting Techniques

Red Fuji is one of Katsushika Hokusai's most famous prints.

Celebrate the Cherry Blossoms With Hokusai, the Old Man Mad About Art

Meditate on "36 Views of Mt. Fuji" by Japan's most famous artist, Katsushika Hokusai, at the Sackler Gallery March 24 through June 17

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