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Events May 25-27: Laundry Day, Healing and Aloha, 100 Artworks at the American Art Museum
This weekend, air out your dirty laundry, live the life of "aloha" and check out the American Art Museum's latest exhibit.
May 24, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Two Cheetah Cubs, Rescued from the Brink of Death, Arrive at the National Zoo
After a risky caesarean section and intensive care, two cheetah cubs have been nursed back to health and now come to live at the Zoo
May 23, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Capturing the Moment: A Rainbow this Morning on The National Mall
Smithsonian Institution staff photographer Eric Long captured the moment this morning on his way to work
May 23, 2012 |
By Beth Py-Lieberman
Events May 22-24: Shade-Grown Coffee, Public Observatory Project, and Tot Rock
This week, try a cup of organic shade-grown coffee, see spots on the sun, and bring your toddlers to rock out with Shine and the Moonbeams.
May 21, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
UPDATE: Betty White Visits the National Zoo
Betty White is a self-described “zoo nut.” At age 90, she balances her still-thriving acting career with advocacy work for zoos—particularly the Los Angeles Zoo, where she serves as a trustee. “Wherever I travel, I try to steal time to check out whatever zoo is within reach,” she writes, in her latest book Betty & [...]
May 18, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Events May 18-20: Identities in Motion, Metro Mambo, Surfboard Carving
This weekend celebrate Asian-Pacific Heritage Month, do the Mambo at the National Museum of African Art and witness Tom Stone carve a traditional Hawiian surfboard.
May 17, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Chuck Brown, Godfather of Go-Go, Dies at 75, But Will Live on at the Smithsonian
The guitarist and singer pioneered the genre of Go-Go and became intricately connected with DC's cultural identity
May 17, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Past and Present Clash in Ai WeiWei’s “Fragments”
"Fragments," the second of three Ai WeiWei exhibitions this year, opens at the Sackler Gallery
May 16, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
How a Fallout Shelter Ended up at the American History Museum
Curator Larry Bird tells of the adventure—from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Washington, D.C.
May 15, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Events May 15-17: Words, Earth and Aloha, merengue and méringue, and ZooFari
This week, watch a documentary about Hawaiian music, enjoy a performance of Dominican merengue and Haitian méringue, and chow down at ZooFari
May 14, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Transforming War and Trauma Experiences Through the Arts
As a part of the Arts, Military + Healing: A Collaborative Initiative, this week-long event brings veterans, artists and civilians together to make art from their experiences with war.
May 11, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
There’s a Happening Tonight at the Hirshhorn
Tonight, the Hirshhorn's nightly 360-degree projection, SONG 1, comes alive with an outdoor concert.
May 11, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Events May 11-13: Gardening for Healthy Living, Bolivian Festival, Steinway Series for Mother’s Day
Celebrate living well with Mom this weekend at Garden Fest, the Bolivian Festival and at the Steinway series with Mendelssohn Piano Trio.
May 10, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Lalla Essaydi: Revising Stereotypes at the African Art Museum
A new solo exhibition by Lalla Essaydi challenges Western and Muslim perceptions of women's identities
May 09, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Events May 8-10: Carolyn Morrow Long, Encore Chorale Spring Concert, and The Unknown Aaron Burr
This week, get a book signed by New Orleans specialist Carolyn Morrow Long, enjoy a concert by the Encore Chorale, and discover the real Aaron Burr in a lecture by H.W. Brands.
May 07, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
The Patents Behind the Genius: Steve Jobs Exhibit Opens Soon at the Ripley Center
The S. Dillon Ripley Center hosts an exhibit of more than 300 of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' patents since 1980.
May 04, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Events May 4-6: Cool off with IMAX, Fly a kite at the Sackler and celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with Smithsonian
This weekend, view the spectacular journey of a polar bear and her cubs in IMAX, make your own Korean kite and join Smithsonian in kicking off the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebration.
May 03, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Trunk Rock: Shanthi the Elephant Jams on the Harmonica
Listen to the latest stylings of Shanthi, the Dylan of elephants
May 02, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Gripping Photos of Fallen Soldiers’ Bedrooms
A photographer's images of domestic tranquility pay tribute to U.S. service members
May 2012 |
By T.A. Frail
Document Deep Dive: How the Homestead Act Transformed America
Compare documents filed by the first and last homesteaders in the United States
May 2012 |
By T.A. Frail and Megan Gambino
