US Government
July 1: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
Today at the Folklife Festival: tea dance, African heritage dancers and drummers, and Hungarian roma music
July 01, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
The Collections of the African American History and Culture Museum Await Their New Home
Objects from Muhammad Ali's headgear to Nat Turner's Bible sit in a holding facility in Maryland, ready to be put on display
July 2012 |
By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Barbara Kruger's Artwork Speaks Truth to Power
The mass media artist has been refashioning our idioms into sharp-edged cultural critiques for three decades—and now brings her work to the Hirshhorn
July 2012 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
June 30: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
Today at the Folklife Festival: Mississippi Hills cultural tourism, traditional Indiana cooking, and a tattoo workshop with Coco Bayron.
June 30, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Insider Tips for the Tourists in Town
Think you know all of the cool sights on the Mall? We bet you'll find these insider tips from the Institution helpful this tourist season.
June 29, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
At the Portrait Gallery: “One Life: Amelia Earhart” Opens 75 Years After Her Disappearance
“One Life: Amelia Earhart” takes visitors on a clockwise journey around the one-room exhibit, a thoughtful, deliberate selection of photographs, artwork and memorabilia documents an extraordinary life.
June 29, 2012 |
By Kat J. McAlpine
June 29: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
Today at the Folklife Festival: cooking with goat meat, seeing HIV/AIDS through photography, and an evening concert by Quetzal and La Sardina de Naiguatá
June 29, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Events June 29-July 1: Remembering Amelia Earhart, the War of 1812, and Hands-On Screen Printing
This weekend, commemorate Amelia Earhart, observe the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and make your own graphic tee.
June 28, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Presidents vs. Monsters and Legends
This past weekend’s release of the movie “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” raises the question of how other American presidents might have dealt with monsters and conspiracy theories.
June 28, 2012 |
By Kat J. McAlpine
June 28: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
Today at the Folklife Festival: spoken word, Missouri regional cooking, a steel band performance, and more.
June 28, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Ancient Traditions, New Stories: Reviving the Aboriginal Possum Skin Cloak
Photographer Sarah Rhodes documents how aboriginal communities in Australia are reclaiming their heritage.
June 27, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
June 27: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
The Folklife Festival kicks off today, June 27.
June 27, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Events June 26-28: Duke Kahanamoku, Bring Back the Funk, and the Folklife Festival
This week, learn about past Olympians, get funky with George Clinton and other music legends, and kick off this summer's Folklife Festival.
June 26, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Seeing Stars at the African Art Museum
"African Cosmos: Stellar Arts" opens today at the African Art Museum.
June 21, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Events June 22-24: Choctaw Days, Hollywood Classics and a Day at the Zoo
This weekend, celebrate the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, watch some Hollywood classic films and take the kids to the zoo.
June 21, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Summer Solstice Shines Light at the American Indian Museum
The longest day of the year arrives today with a natural light show in the Potomac Atrium
June 20, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Name That Howler Monkey
The Small Mammal House's loudest and most charismatic critters is getting a name this week.
June 19, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Events June 19-21: The Art of Political Ads, Luce Design with Jackie Flanagan, and Karel Nel
This week, explore the history of political advertising, talk to designer Jackie Flanagan of Nana Boutique, and find the intersection of art and astronomy with Karel Nel and Nick Scoville of the COSMOS project.
June 18, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
“1812: A Nation Emerges” Opens at the National Portrait Gallery
To commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the museum debuts a curated collection of portraits and artifacts
June 15, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Events June 15-17: Phillip Thomas Tucker, The History of American Glass, Father’s Day Performance
Kick off this Father's Day weekend with these events for the whole family.
June 14, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
