This week a new Smithsonian Folkways compilation and a Smithsonian Channel show highlight the seminal blues man of the century
Ten years ago, the pioneering adventurer took off in pursuit of a new record in circumnavigation
How humans have consumed chocolate sheds lights on its significance to cultures and eras
In the late 19th-century, when you bought chocolate, the grocer dropped a delightful prize into your bag, a trade card to save and share
By day Eric Hollinger is an archeologist, but his passion is baking and his chocolate cakes are works to behold
Conservators went on a scientific journey to discover the best ways to preserve artist Janine Antoni's landmark "Lick and Lather"
From its gentle 16th-century acoustic origins to the souped-up ‘Frankenstein,’ a Smithsonian scholar strums the historic chords of the guitar
When the model for the TV show Star Trek was removed for conservation at the National Air and Space Museum, the actor William Shatner weighed in
Sailors navigating with sextant, compass and maps found in the Marshall Islands that curved sticks and cowry shells were far more sophisticated
More than 50 years after his death, Malcolm X remains a towering figure whose passionate writings have enduring resonance
The historic aircraft—first to fly nonstop from New York to Paris—is lowered to the ground inside the Air and Space Museum
When MLK called for people to come to Selma, Detroit's Carl Benkert arrived with his tape recorder, making the indelible album "Freedom Songs"
At the American History Museum, a collection of rarely seen historic currency proofs are being made ready for a public debut
Work in the conservation lab revealed there was more to this Ming Dynasty tray than meets the eye
When the all-black musical production opened on Broadway 40 years ago, critics scoffed, but audiences embraced it
The visual recording of life in the nation sheds light on a vanished culture
This Selmer Mark VI tenor saxophone was one of three instruments that John Coltrane played to reinvent himself—and Jazz music
A look into Smithsonian's vast archives reveals that Father Christmas tends to get a makeover with every generation that embraces him
In 1978, the new blinking, bleeping toy ushered in the era of computer games
The lab, where the inventor of the video game and the electronic game Simon, goes on view at the American History Museum next summer
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