Community Structures
Presidential Designs
Re-created at the Smithsonian, the White House's Cross Hall tells a tale of changing styles
November 2000 |
By Valerie Jablow
A Storied Gallery
With its colorful history and a touch of whimsy, the Renwick is a singular experience
September 2000 |
By Michael Kernan
Turning a New Leaf
Every six months Smithsonian horticulturists give the Haupt Garden a makeover from the roots up
August 2000 |
By Michael Kernan
Art's Moving Experience
Before works go on tour during a three-year museum renovation, there's lots of sprucing up and packing
May 2000 |
By Michael Kernan
Bone Specialist On Call
A Smithsonian anthropologist applies his expertise to cases of missing children and disaster victims
April 2000 |
By Michael Kernan
Hawaii's Vanished Birds
For the National Zoological Park, an artist depicts the diversity of the islands' extinct avian species
March 2000 |
By Adele Conover
A Renaissance Man
From finance to feathers, Secretary Lawrence M. Small brings diverse talents to the Smithsonian
January 2000 |
By Michael Kernan
Animal Old Folks
For the National Zoo's esteemed senior citizens, only the very best in geriatric medical care will do
December 1999 |
By Michael Kernan
Othmar Ammann's Glory
Genius, willpower and thousands of miles of steel wire went into the George Washington Bridge
October 1999 |
By Valerie Jablow
Trailing the Big Cats
For a walk on the wild side, follow the tracks of a tiger or look at a lion close up at the National Zoo
January 1999 |
By Michael Kernan
Picturing Pocahontas
An image at the National Portrait Gallery may be the truest account we have of the Indian princess
January 1999 |
By John F. Ross
Saving the Nation's Flag
After nearly two centuries of exposure, the Star-Spangled Banner gets a much needed overhaul
October 1998 |
By Michael Kernan
Sharing the Gift of Music
An endowment accompanying rare instruments lets them be heard in performances and on recordings
August 1998 |
By Michael Kernan
A Tale of Two Rocks
Retrieved from a mile beneath the earth's surface 65 million years after their creation, they bear witness to a cataclysm - and the death of the dinosaurs
April 1998 |
By Valerie Jablow
In Honor of Struggle
Life came hard for people like historian Lonnie Bunch's ancestors; he strives to commemorate them
January 1998 |
By Michael Kernan
A Real "Nation's Attic"
It's a place with a two-foot-wide "dead zone," a "wet" pod and a refrigerated room for the garbage
November 1997 |
By Michael Kernan
Pushing the Envelope
At the National Postal Museum, envelopes are as critical a part of history as the letters inside
October 1997 |
By Michael Kernan
When one of the National Zoo's gorillas goes in for tests, it's not just standard operating-room procedure
By discovering heart disease early, echocardiograms have improved life for many a human; now Washington cardiologists are using them to help great apes at the National Zoo
January 1997 |
By Michael Kernan
