The visually immersive artwork is a recent acquisition now on view in a new exhibition
“Harriet,” a new film starring Cynthia Erivo, is the first feature film dedicated solely to the American icon
Check out some of the spookiest (read: coolest) items in the National Museum of Natural History's collections.
Smithsonian Provost John Davis takes a closer look at the painter, who described herself as a "garden-thirsty soul."
The Smithsonian welcomes a rare whale skeleton that was found dead on an island in the Florida Everglades
The newly acquired instrument, played by the father of bebop, is on view at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Diahann Carroll's award-winning series was a hit, but it delivered a sanitized view of African-American life
For this species, a beak is everything and Karl has had his old one re-tooled for hunting and communication
Hitting the High Notes: A Smithsonian Year of Music
The artist gave the "cloud" guitar to the Smithsonian in 1993, but only now do we know it's the same instrument used in the iconic movie
After two years of documenting the nation’s craft brewing industry, curator Theresa McCulla makes ready for a public debut
Mother Mei Xiang’s annual ambiguous maternal behaviors always deliver heightened anticipation at the National Zoo
William Stimpson created a fraternity of young scientists and named it for an extinct North American sloth
Cornelius Swartwout’s invention, patented more than 150 years ago, helped feed America’s passion for waffles
As the orphaned child of a black father and a Native-American mother, Lewis rewrote the 19th-century definition of sculptor
Smithsonian curator Paula Johnson addresses many of the questions visitors ask about America’s beloved cooking teacher and her kitchen
In this episode of ‘Re:Frame,’ Smithsonian curators investigate the intentionality and agency behind the clothing we wear
In the latest episode of ‘Re:Frame,’ Smithsonian curators take a deep dive into the dramatic painting ‘Aurora Borealis’ by Frederic Church
‘Re:Frame’ delves into a work of one of Washington D.C.’s most imaginative artists and his fascination with the historic Howard Theatre
Even celebrity chef Julia Child said that the sleek appliance made mixing 'marvelous'
A new episode of the Smithsonian’s ‘Re:Frame,’ explores the origin of graphite, a material artists have used for centuries
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