A Smithsonian folklorist looks back and finds stories that explain how a darkening of daytime skies provokes a foreboding of evil
Students find lasting resonance in the words and simple notes of the 1869 hymn 'How Can I Keep from Singing?'
Chris Totten reflects on how the gaming community around SAAM Arcade has grown since the first event debuted seven years ago
“We need to reintegrate Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge and cultural and prescribed burning into our landscape,” Carolyn Smith says
Cooking Up History programs share fresh insights into American culture past and present through the lens of food
A Smithsonian folklorist explain how Dorothy Gale, played by actress Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz," served as a lodestone for gay culture
These exquisite designs are a must-see at the Cooper Hewitt, but hurry, the show closes July 11
Smithsonian's James Deutsch says that behind the character in the new Marvel Studios series lies the oft-told story of "guile" outsmarting authority
The earliest documented examples of cicada folklore come from China
The practice of eating insects, known as entomophagy, is widespread around the world
Tsökahovi Tewanima held an American record in running for decades, but his training at the infamous Carlisle school kept him from his ancestral Hopi lands
True to an ancient way of life, a family in Iran makes a treacherous seasonal migration across the mountains
The primary mission of San Francisco's Angel Island Immigration Station was to better enforce the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and other anti-Asian laws
Americans have a long tradition of inspiring and elevating movements for change using benefit concerts, song and other artistic traditions
How did people a 100 years ago spend their free time outside? The Trade Literature Collection offers a few clues to some very recognizable pastimes
Seen as "one giant leap for Native women, "Haaland (Laguna and Jemez Pueblos) is hailed for her experience, strength and wisdom
From Mississippi Freedom Schools, to free speech rallies at UC Berkeley, and in the coffeehouses, her protest music took her everywhere
The Arts and Industries Building will reopen this November with a thought-provoking exploration of what lies ahead for humanity
The Black Banjo Reclamation Project aims to put banjos into the hands of everyday people
The Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Freer and Sackler Galleries host virtual events
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