Events August 22-25: Addy’s World, Draw & Discover, Child of the Civil Rights Movement and More

Take a unique tour through American history, create your own art, listen to an author speak about civil rights, and enjoy a nighttime tour of an exhibition soon to close
August 22, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

Meet Amy Henderson, Historian at the National Portrait Gallery

Our guest blogger ponders the "spirits" of America's heroes and their legacies as she walks the museum's hallways
August 19, 2011 | By Beth Py-Lieberman

Behind the Lost Hitchcock Film

Found in a New Zealand archive, the White Shadow offers a glimpse into early film history that extends beyond the famous director
August 19, 2011 | By Daniel Eagan

Events: August 19-21: Drunken Master, Hip Hop Kung Fu, Art + Coffee

This upcoming weekend, check out a Kung Fu classic, a hip hop performance and meet emerging musicians
August 18, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

Events August 15 – 18: Born to Be Wild, Negro League Stories, Book Signing and a Jazz Funk Show

This week, Smithsonian brings you an IMAX animal adventure, storytelling about the Negro League era, a visiting author and a free outdoor jazz funk concert
August 15, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

Encountering the Asian American Experience at Portrait Gallery

Konrad Ng, director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, shares his insights on "Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter," open now at Portrait Gallery.
August 12, 2011 | By Jamie Simon

Weekend Events August 12-14: Calder Exhibition Closes, Flying Dogs, and a Scavenger Hunt

This weekend, bring your child for story time at the Air and Space Museum, play in a scavenger hunt , and catch a sculpture exhibit that's about to close
August 11, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

Events August 8-11: Student Sit-ins, When Volcanoes Erupt and John Wayne in the Philippines

This week: experience the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins, get a lesson on volcano scholarship and attend an evening "Mingle at the Museum" event on the topic of race
August 08, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

Weekend Events August 5-7: Chinese Comedy, Story Time, and the Star-Spangled Banner

A Chinese film screening, fold the Star-Spangled Banner and other upcoming events for the weekend
August 04, 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

Jesse Owens Wins his First Gold

Despite a climate thick with racial tension, 75 years ago today, the track star made history at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
August 03, 2011 | By Megan Gambino

Hurry In! Exhibitions Closing in August

Summer and the city is hot. Refresh and cool down at these exhibits, closing this month.
August 02, 2011 | By Jamie Simon

American Wonder Wild Bill Hickok Shot and Killed From Behind on This Day in History

Wild Bill dead of a gunshot wound to the head, see one of his guns at a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
August 02, 2011 | By Jeff Campagna

Events August 1-5: Seasons Arts of Japan, Doll Pins, Gherman Titov, Ancient Central America, Dinner and a Movie

This week visit the Smithsonian for ExplorAsia, a craft session at Anacostia, a chance to learn about Russian cosmonaut Gherman Titov and more
August 01, 2011 | By Brittany Dant

Luna: A Whale to Watch

The true story of a lonely orca leaps from printed page to silver screen, with a boost from new technology
August 2011 | By Michael Parfit

The List: From Ballroom to Hospital, Five Lives of the Old Patent Office Building

Take a look back in time and learn the five lives of the old Patent Office Building
July 27, 2011 | By Julie Mianecki

Belly Dancing After Dark at the Freer and Sackler Galleries

This Thursday evening, get your groove on at the Asian art museums annual celebration
July 26, 2011 | By Jeff Campagna

Events July 25-29: Harry Potter, Portraits Alive, Owney, the Negro Leagues and Apollo 15

See The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in IMAX, meet Owney the postal dog, look inside the photography of the Negro Leagues and have the chance to meet Al Worden, an Apollo 15 astronaut
July 25, 2011 | By Brittany Dant

Events July 18-22: Journey to the Stars, Drawing, Zoo Keepers, Funk Art and Mars

This week join the Smithsonian Institution in offering you a look into the stars, a drawing work shop courtesy of the African Art Museum, National Zoo Keeper Week, a free summer concert series and Mars Day!
July 18, 2011 | By Brittany Dant

The Great Hall of American Wonders Opens Today at American Art

A new show looks at the growth of science and technology in the 19th century, as a new nation embraced the transformative power of American ingenuity
July 15, 2011 | By Beth Py-Lieberman

The List: Tour de Smithsonian—Historic Bicycles Worthy of Display

As the pro cyclists in the famed Tour de France approach the Pyrenees Mountains, we suggest a break from your TV viewing of the excitement to see where you can get your bicycle fix at the Smithsonian
July 13, 2011 | By Jeanne Maglaty

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