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Follow the American History Curators at the Democratic National Convention
We catch up once again with the curatorial dynamic duo of Larry Bird and Harry Rubenstein
September 06, 2012 |
By Brian Wolly
Events September 7-9: Estranged Sisters, Honeybees and a Steinway Piano
This weekend, an acclaimed foreign film, butterflies and bees and Schubert all want to entertain you
September 06, 2012 |
By Jeanie Riess
Dear FoxTrot: A Curator Responds to Jason Fox’s Dinosaur Designs
After receiving suggestions for the new dinosaur hall in a Sunday comic, Matthew Carrano of the Natural History Museum responds
September 06, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Neil Armstrong’s Gloves and Visor from Moon Mission Go on View at Udvar-Hazy Center
Brought out from storage, two objects from the first mission to the moon reflect Armstrong's enduring legacy
September 05, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
September Offerings on the Smithsonian Channel
The Institution's award-winning channel offers up a month of premium programs, featuring the Hope Diamond, Titanoboa and a rainforest exploration
September 05, 2012 |
By Guest Blogger
A Pair of Monumental Sculptures Makes Its Way to American Indian Museum
Artist Rick Bartow's pair of sculptures, "We Were Always Here," will sit at the museum's entrance
September 05, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Events September 4-6: Quilting Guilds, John Cage at 100 and Stitch Sessions
This week, learn from a quilting guild, celebrate composer John Cage's avant-garde legacy and stitch a little
September 04, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
How Biomimicry is Inspiring Human Innovation
Creative minds are increasingly turning to nature—banyan tree leaves, butterfly wings, a bird's beak— for fresh design solutions
September 2012 |
By Tom Vanderbilt
Found: A Time Capsule at the National Zoo
While renovating the Elephant House, construction workers discovered a mysterious box hidden in a wall
September 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
PHOTOS: American Trail Opens Tomorrow at The Zoo, Complete with LEED Certification and a Navy Seal
Take a stroll through North America's majestic biodiversity
August 31, 2012 |
By Jeanie Riess
Thomas Edison a.k.a. The Movie Mogul Who Started LOLcats
Lightbulbs are nice, but it was Edison's kinetoscope 115 years ago today that brought us Hollywood and boxing cats
August 31, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
What Do American History Museum Curators Collect at the Republican National Convention?
Follow the Smithsonian experts as they gather memorabilia in Tampa
August 30, 2012 |
By Tom Frail
VIDEOS: An Astrophysicist Turns Stars Into Music
Alex Parker at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics takes his work home with him -- and makes stunning visualizations
August 30, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Events August 31-September 1: Prehistoric prints, American animals and a peek inside the Castle
This weekend, learn how man really came to walk the Earth, visit the newly opened American Trail and get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Castle
August 30, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Buddhism in China: An Enduring Legacy on View at the Freer
A new exhibit at the Freer examines the adoption of Buddhism in China through richly detailed paintings
August 29, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
PHOTOS: Paraphernalia from the Political Campaigns of Yore
The great American pastime of politics and posturing has deep roots, but have we become more or less civil?
August 28, 2012 |
By Jeanie Riess
Amy Henderson: That’s The Way It Was: Remembering Walter Cronkite
With 2012's national party conventions and subsequent coverage upon us, curator Amy Henderson from the National Portrait Gallery looks back at the most trusted man in news
August 27, 2012 |
By Amy Henderson
Godspeed, Neil Armstrong — A Curator From the Air and Space Museum Reflects on the Astronaut’s Life
Senior curator of the Air and Space museum remembers the man who united a country and walked on the moon
August 27, 2012 |
By Guest Blogger
Events August 28-30: Belief + Doubt, Gallery Talks and Baby Animals
This week, see the latest from Barbara Kruger, crafting contemporaries and the Zoo's baby boom
August 27, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
At the Sackler, Shadows of History Hidden in Middle Eastern Landscapes
New work from Jananne Al-Ani exposes a complicated history within the Middle Eastern landscape
August 24, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
