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VIDEO: Panda Update, Baby Still Cute
The National Zoo's new baby panda is still pretty adorable, sources confirm
September 21, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Events September 21-23: Sculpture dedications, Jim Henson and Sufism at the Smithsonian
This weekend, join in a ceremony to welcome two new monumental works, celebrate the Muppets creator and learn about the world of Islamic mysticism
September 20, 2012 |
By Jeanie Riess
Civil War Photography Gets 3-D Treatment in New Exhibit at the Castle
Battlefields come to life using the stereoview technology developed on the eve of the Civil War
September 19, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Ask a Curator Day Brings the Experts to You
On September 19, experts from around the world, including the Smithsonian, will be waiting for your questions
September 19, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
PHOTO and VIDEO: First Glimpse of the National Zoo's Baby Panda
Get ready to gush, we've got a photo of the new mom and baby from the Zoo
September 18, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
A Panda Cub! A Panda Cub! Mei Xiang Gave Birth
Joyful good news from the Zoo this morning. For the first time in sevenyears, a giant panda cub was born
September 17, 2012 |
By Beth Py-Lieberman
Events September 18-20: Free love, Edward Hopper and historic houses
This week, take in some spoken word, learn more about the artist behind iconic scenes and tour the official guest house of U.S. presidents
September 17, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
¡It’s Dia de la Familia at American History!
Guest Blogger Joann Stevens from the American History Museum looks ahead to Saturday's grooving festivities, marking a month of programming for Hispanic Heritage Month
September 14, 2012 |
By Guest Blogger
Environmental Research Center Opens Its Doors for Family Day
Family Fall Day gives visitors the chance to see research on the bay up close
September 14, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Events September 14-16: Breaking and Entering, White House Pups, and a Fiesta
Friday September 14, P-047 What would it be like to spend a day in someone else’s shoes? In director Kongdej Jaturanrasmee’s beguiling Thai mystery two young men embark on a mission to experience just that. Breaking into neighborhood homes, the film’s protagonists don’t steal anything but ideas of possible alternative lives. When they cross the [...]
September 13, 2012 |
By Jeanie Riess
Fashion Week at the Smithsonian
From Franklin to Seinfeld, Monroe to Obama, America's fashionable past lives at the American History Museum
September 12, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
PHOTOS: Baby Dama Gazelle Joins the Zoo’s Family
The baby boom continues with the birth of a male dama gazella on September 4
September 11, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Amy Henderson: The Fashion-Forward Life of Diana Vreeland
It was Diana Vreeland, whose skill, imagination and discipline, defined the job of a modern fashion editor
September 11, 2012 |
By Amy Henderson
Take a Stroll Through Whistler’s London Neighborhood
A handful of Whistler's etchings, many never-before exhibited and on view at the Freer, offer a view of the artist's Chelsea neighborhood
September 10, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Events September 11-13: Alaska artists, Twitter talk and The Scream
This week: Native artisans, Barbara Kruger and Edvard Munch
September 10, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Cooper-Hewitt Director Bill Moggridge Dies at Age 69
The Smithsonian mourns the loss of one of its visionary leaders
September 09, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
John Cage Centennial at the Smithsonian
Marking what would have been the avant-garde composer's 100th birthday, a full slate of events offers chances to listen to and discuss his work
September 06, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
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
