National Museum of Natural History
Weekend Events: Zoo Lights, Recycled Gifts and Origami Flowers
Friday, December 10: Zoo LightsZooLights, the National Zoo’s festive electric light display, is back once again—and this year it’s absolutely free! For children of all ages, a menagerie of LED light sculptures modeled after critters at the Zoo will be on display. Tickets are NOT required. This ev...
December 10, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Wednesday Roundup: Jazz, Holiday Cards and the New Soda Bottle
Test Your Jazz Chops: Smithsonian Folkways just announced their forthcoming Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology, which will be available beginning March 29. The collection features 111 songs on six CD's that chronicle the history of jazz music, focusing on its most notable innovators and styles, from b...
December 08, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Events: Seasonal Celebrations, Norman Rockwell, Public Art and More
Monday, December 6: For an all-inclusive seasonal celebration, come see “Seasons of Light.” This annual performance highlights the customs of winter holidays from all over the world, such as Ramadan, Devali, Hanukkah, Las Posadas, Christmas and Winter Solstice celebrations. Tickets are required. Pr...
December 06, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Holiday Fun at the National Zoo, Natural History Museum and the Freer
Friday, December 3: ZooLights, the National Zoo's festive electric light display, is back once again—and this year it's absolutely free! For children of all ages, a menagerie of LED light sculptures modeled after critters at the zoo will be on display. Tickets are NOT required. (Yay!) for visitors ...
December 03, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
How to Crochet a Coral Reef
A ball of yarn—and the work of more than 800 people—could go a long way toward saving endangered sea life
December 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
See the Hope Diamond in its New Setting, Unveiled Today at Natural History
This morning in the Harry Winston Gallery at the Natural History Museum, security guards rolled the heavy gallery doors shut, locking in a crowd of anticipating reporters. Clad in white gloves, Frederic de Narp, President and CEO of the New York jeweler Harry Winston, Inc, carefully revealed the 45...
November 18, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Now Showing: Grand Canyon Adventure at Samuel C. Johnson IMAX
The Natural History museum's latest IMAX 3D film, "Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk," tells the sad tale of the Colorado River. Treasured for its beauty and relied upon by millions for its natural resources, the river is not what it used to be.The Colorado river is the main water source for 30...
November 16, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Events: Rap Music, Live Theater, Human Evolution and More
Monday, November 15: It’s cold outside — take in a movie.It’s a good day to take in an IMAX movie—and your entertainment options are plentiful. Theaters are located in the Natural History Museum, the Air and Space Museum and the Udvar-Hazy Center. In addition to short films—like “Dinosaurs” and “Le...
November 15, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Indonesian Film, Kitchen Gadgets and Navy Band Music
Friday, November 5: The Rainbow TroopsThis adaptation of Andrea Hirata's popular novel is one of the most successful films in Indonesian box-office history.In this heartstring-tugging tale, follow three boys from an impoverished, rural community as they pursue an education with the hope that knowle...
November 05, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Testing the Hope Diamond
Scientists at the Natural History Museum search for the elusive "recipe" that endows the famed gem with its unique blue color
November 2010 |
By Joseph Caputo
Costume Ideas From the Smithsonian Collections
Halloween is two days away—costume parties perhaps even sooner—and if you are anything like me, you are probably Googling "easy costume ideas" right about now. Well, look no further. Here, Smithsonian.com's Around The Mall team brings you ten clever (if we do say so ourselves!) costume ideas inspir...
October 29, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
Wednesday Roundup: Phantoms, Costumes and Halloween Galore
Halloween Costumes of the Past: Not sure what to be for Halloween? The Archives of American Art blog has dug up some photos from Halloweens gone by to spark the imagination. Beginning with an old invitation to a Crazy Costume Dance held by 20th century architect Spencer Fullerton Weaver, a series o...
October 27, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Crochet Your Way to Coral Reef
It's not often that members of the local crafting community have their work so prominently displayed in a Smithsonian museum. But this Saturday, October 16, the Natural History Museum's new exhibition, "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef," features the crocheted handiwork of hundreds of people from the ...
October 14, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Wednesday Roundup: Anthems, Feathers and Pheon
Feather Forensics—Featured right now on the Smithsonian Science homepage is a video about identifying dead birds who have mostly been struck by airplanes, such as the Canada geese that brought a US Airways plane down into the Hudson River. The video is an interview with forensic ornithologist Carla...
October 13, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Events: Performance Art, National Fossil Day, Michael Jackson and More
Monday, October 11: Performance by Artist James LunaIn observance of Columbus Day, performance artist James Luna invites the public to “Take a Picture with a Real Indian” at the Christopher Columbus statue outside Union Station. Luna employs humor, irony, and penetrating insight to confront commonl...
October 11, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Invasion of the Stinkbugs!
If you have no idea what a stinkbug is then consider yourself lucky. As the days become shorter and the air turns cold, hordes of an arrowhead-shaped bug, known as the brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB), are making their way into homes along the Mid-Atlantic and becoming quite the nuisance. In order ...
October 05, 2010 |
By Ryan Reed
Wednesday Roundup: Archives Month, Accelerometers, Roller Skates and Great Debates
For the record, October is American Archives Month—To celebrate, the Smithsonian Collections blog, SIRIS, is hosting a 31-day blogathon, where Smithsonian museums and affiliates will be blogging about their archives, giving an insider's look at what goes into preserving and storing so many precious...
September 29, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
"Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations" Opens at Natural History
According to legend, Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and fertility, was born in Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Walk through "Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations," a new exhibition opening today at the National Museum of Natural History, and you can see how the worsh...
September 29, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
Weekend Events: Readings, Classical Guitar and a National Zoo Fiesta
Friday, September 17: Performance Reading: Some Sing, Some Cry: A Conversation and Performance Featuring Ntozake Shange and Ifa BayesaAuthors Ntozake Shange (For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf) and her sister Ifa Bayesa (The Ballad of Emmett Till) read from their...
September 17, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
This Just In: Free Wi-Fi on the National Mall
We here at ATM are pleased to relay an exciting announcement made by District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty and District Chief Technology Officer Bryan Sivak today: new outdoor hotspots provide free Wi-Fi coverage on the National Mall, from 3rd Street to 14th Street!That's right. Anyone with a lap...
September 08, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
