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Celebrate the Cherry Blossoms With Hokusai, the Old Man Mad About Art
Meditate on "36 Views of Mt. Fuji" by Japan's most famous artist, Katsushika Hokusai, at the Sackler Gallery March 24 through June 17
March 23, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
It Happened Last Night at the Hirshhorn
In the city that sometimes sleeps, a new work of art at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is rocking the night
March 23, 2012 |
By Beth Py-Lieberman
Meet the Vochol
On an international tour, a Volkswagen Beetle makes a stop at the National Museum of American Indian
March 22, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Events March 23-25: Dinner & A Movie: Skydancer, Cherry Blossom Festival Family Day, Book Signing: Jo B. Paoletti
Friday, March 23 Dinner & A Movie: Skydancer For more than 120 years, ironworkers have raised America’s modern cityscapes—sculpting the country’s skylines, fearlessly walking atop steal beams, just a foot wide. Bravery in a job like this, is crucial. In New York City, six generations of Mohawk Indians have made the job their own. This [...]
March 22, 2012 |
By Kelly Smith
Snake Found in Grand Central Station!
Sculptor Kevin Hockley unveils his fearsome replica of Titanoboa—the star of an upcoming Smithsonian Channel special and National Museum of Natural History exhibition
March 22, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Do You Know This Face? The Smithsonian Needs Help Identifying These Women Scientists
For Women's History Month, the Smithsonian Institution Archives crowdsources the identification of unknown figures in decades-old portraits
March 21, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
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
A History Lesson is Passed Down to Another Generation
The real prize for Kaleb Harris, winner of the American History Museum and Smithsonian Channel's Black History Month essay contest, was meeting Joseph McNeil, one of the leaders of the 1960 Greensboro sit-in
March 20, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Events March 20-22: Walt Whitman and the Civil War, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, and Big Bang for the Buck
This week, learn about Walt Whitman's hospital work in DC during the Civil War, watch a documentary on Liberian women who helped stop a bloody conflict with silent protest, and trace the origins of the universe through the results of the WMAP Explorer space mission.
March 19, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
The Zoo Animals Find a Pot of Gold
The Cheetah Conservation Station's maned wolves get a St. Patty's Day treat.
March 16, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
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
How Can You Use a Snowboard to Make an Acute Angle?
An new super-interactive exhibition at the Smithsonian's Ripley Center teaches math, science and engineering skills, but don't tell the kids because the gallery is a huge playground
March 13, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
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
Events March 13-15: Public Murals in Southeast DC, The Last Reef, and Hoop Dance with Thirza Defoe
This week, discuss the varying views on public murals, take a 3-D journey of the world's coral reefs, and perform a People's Dance with Thirza Defoe.
March 12, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Behind-the-Scenes With Curator Nick Pyenson: A New Fossil Whale
Around the Smithsonian, routine work can often reap scientific discovery
March 09, 2012 |
By Nick Pyenson
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
