Fine Arts
The Portrait Gallery and American Art Get the Google Art Project Treatment
As part of the Google Art Project, you can now virtually wander the halls of the museums and see remarkably detailed reproductions of hundreds of works
April 05, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Events April 3-5: Spring Break, Let’s Move! and Baseball Presidencies
This week, spend spring break at the National Portrait Gallery, explore the Smithsonian gardens, and learn about baseball's special place in our presidential history.
April 02, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
The 21st-Century American Prom
Renowned photographer Mary Ellen Mark invites herself to the dance, capturing the poignant moment teenagers teeter on the edge of adulthood
April 2012 |
By Sloane Crosely
Hirshhorn’s “SONG 1″ Strikes a Chord With Couple’s Anniversary
For this pair, serendipity was on their side during last weekend's opening of artist Doug Aitken's take on the popular tune, "I Only Have Eyes For You"
March 27, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Events March 27-29: 80s Night, Musicians from Marlboro, and American Painting Techniques
This week, test your memory of the 80s, enjoy a performance from Marlboro Music Festival's best young musicians, and learn what techniques distinguished early American painters.
March 26, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
The Search for Amelia Earhart Resurfaces, 75 Years Later
With new leads on where she may have landed, the mystery and her legacy continue.
March 20, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Nature in Focus at the Environmental Film Festival
The Environmental Film Festival floods DC with 180 of the top nature and conservancy films from 42 countries. Here, we've picked a few highlights on view at Smithsonian locations.
March 16, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Ask Smithsonian: Can Birds Be Identified Just From Their Feathers? Questions from Our Readers
Our new feature, Ask Smithsonian, is all about finding the answers. Do you have a question for our curators?
March 15, 2012 |
By Beth Py-Lieberman
Weekend Events March 16-18: Evolution of Video Games, Saint Paddy Party, and Masterworks of Three Centuries
This weekend, "Art of Video Games" curator Chris Melissinos leads a panel on the past, present and future of video games, Saint Paddy Party turns the Discovery Theater green, and baritone William Sharp performs Schumann.
March 15, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Amy Henderson: “Downton Abbey” and the Dollar Princesses
A curator tells the story of 19th-century American socialites, who like Cora Crowley, hopped the pond, found noble husbands and flushed the British Empire with much-needed cash
March 14, 2012 |
By Amy Henderson
Game On At the American Art Museum This Weekend
"The Art of Video Games" opens at the American Art Museum with a weekend packed with enough gaming, panels, and performances to satisfy even the most hardcore gamer geek.
March 14, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
The Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years — Learning More About Juliette Gordon Low
"Once a girl scout, always a girl scout" is the defining motto of an exhibition devoted to the founder of the organization
March 12, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Weekend Events March 9-11: John Carter, Make Your Own Mud Cloth, and A Song for the Horse Nation
This weekend, experience the action of John Carter in IMAX, learn how to make your own mud cloth, and find out why the horse is such an important symbol in Native American culture.
March 08, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
The Case for a New Grant Wood Painting
In which the author argues that an unidentified work at a Nebraska gallery was painted by the American regionalist master
March 06, 2012 |
By Henry Adams
Events March 6-8: An Amazonian Odyssey, Conservation Clinic, and The Lovejoygroup
This week, take a virtual tour of the Amazon River, learn how to preserve your favorite works of art at home, and enjoy the eclectic jazz of the Lovejoygroup.
March 05, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Celebrities of the Past, Now in “Vibrant Color” at the Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery showcases Harry Warnecke's early color photographs of famous faces from the 1930s and '40s.
March 02, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Weekend Events March 3-5: Calefax Quintet, Women’s History Month, and Nowruz
This weekend, enjoy the Calefax Quintet's unconventional take on Debussy, celebrate Women's History Month and the Girl Scouts centennial, and welcome the Persian New Year.
March 01, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Treat Your Senses to Hirshhorn’s New Suprasensorial Exhibition
The aptly-titled new exhibition at the Hirshhorn, "Suprasensorial: Experiments in Light, Color and Space," features installations by five Latin American artists that focus on the interaction of light and space.
February 28, 2012 |
By Jeff Campagna
Events Feb 28-March 1: Paradox of Liberty, A Not So Still Life, and Perspectives on “Limits to Growth”
This week, learn about slavery at Monticello, meet artist Ginny Ruffner, and join experts for a day of discussion on sustainability.
February 27, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Events Feb 21-23: Youth Poetry Slam, Echoes of the Silk Road, and Suprasensorial
This week, see teen spoken word poets compete in the Youth Slam Team Semi-finals, enjoy ancient music from Japan, and hear the artists behind "Suprasensorial" discuss their work.
February 21, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
