Communities
Communities are social groups, including immigrant and ethnic groups, with a shared interest, cultural heritage or worldview
Events Nov. 14-17: Tell Jemmeh, The Man Who Sailed Away, Multiplicity and Geography Awareness Week
This week, learn about an archaeological dig, see a Tlingit legend performed, hear a panel discussion of contemporary artists, and test your knowledge of geography
November 14, 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Events Nov. 7-10: Silent Thunder, Cyborgs, Inventing the Internet and Andy Warhol Cinema
This week, see an inspiring film, learn about the future of biotechnology, hear stories from the Internet's birth and examine Warhol's innovative films
November 07, 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Q and A With Diosa Costello
The first Latina on Broadway dishes on her career and how she got her breakout role in South Pacific
November 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Events Oct. 31-Nov. 3: Spooky Storytelling, Explore Chile, Lunder Conservation Center, and Sounds of the Dragon
This week, visit a Halloween story session, learn about Chile, get an up-close look at museum conservation, and enjoy a fusion of classical music
October 31, 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
“A Song for the Horse Nation” opens at the American Indian Museum
A new exhibition details the significant role of the horse in American Indian culture
October 28, 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Weekend Events Oct 28-30: Human Origins Discussion, Air and Scare, and Horse Nation Opening
This weekend, hear from experts on human evolution, go trick-or-treating in a museum, and celebrate the opening of a new American Indian exhibition
October 27, 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
America’s Forgotten Landscape Painter: Robert S. Duncanson
Beloved by 19th-century audiences around the world, the African-American artist fell into obscurity, only to be celebrated as a genius more than a century later
October 19, 2011 |
By Lucinda Moore
Weekend Events Oct. 7-9: Native Americans and the Courts, Balloons and Blimps and Shadow Magic
This weekend, understand how the U.S. courts system has affected Native Americans, learn about the science of balloons and take in a Chinese film at the Freer gallery
October 06, 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
What Became of the Taíno?
The Indians who greeted Columbus were long believed to have died out. But a journalist's search for their descendants turned up surprising results
October 2011 |
By Robert M. Poole
Weekend Events Sept. 30 – Oct. 2: Treasures at the Museum, Columbus Day Legacy, and Portrait Discovery
This weekend, get a book autographed, see a thought-provoking documentary, and see the Portrait Gallery in a whole new way
September 29, 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
A Community’s Common Heritage at the Heye Center in New York City
At the American Indian Museum in New York City, a new exhibition illustrates the rapid changes at Isleta Pueblo brought by the arrival of the railroad in 1881
September 28, 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Meet Michael Pahn: The Fiddle and The Violin are Identical Twins (that Separated at Birth)
Guest blogger and musician Michael Pahn prefers his fiddle to a violin, though they are the same instrument
September 21, 2011 |
By Michael Pahn
Weekend Events Sept. 16-18: Indian Blood Discussion, Latino Family Day, and Origami Workshop
This weekend, dig into a heated topic within the Native community, participate in a Latino music festival and learn a new art
September 15, 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The List: Five Study Nooks in and Around the Smithsonian Museums
Calling all students, finding it hard to concentrate on your studies, we recommend five cool places to hit the books
September 14, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
Events Sept 12-15: The Star-Spangled Banner, The Chawaytiri of Peru, Smith Art Lecture, and Airmen of Note
See American history come alive, listen to lectures by distinguished speakers, and enjoy the sounds of one of the country's top jazz bands
September 12, 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Events August 29-September 1: Zoo Cuisine, “For All the World To See,” Let’s Eat!, Apache 8
This week, see feeding time for exotic animals, get a guided tour of the Civil Rights movement and more..
August 29, 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Faces of Climate Change
Flooding islands, melting glaciers and dried-up streams: experience the impacts of climate change through the "Conversations with the Earth" exhibition
August 11, 2011 |
By Joseph Stromberg
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
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
Weekend Events July 22-24: Forensic Science, a Summer Concert and an Afternoon of Poetry
This weekend join the Smithsonian Institution in offering you a look into the FBI Explosives Unit, the Pappy Johns Band and Gullah Inspirations at the Anacostia Community Museum
July 21, 2011 |
By Brittany Dant
