Untold Stories of American History
Many of these selective clubs peaked in popularity in the 18th and 19th centuries
Upper-class women used letters and embroidery to reflect on their inner lives
A new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum brings together the Black Modernist painter’s most famous series for the first time in more than 75 years
A new series dramatizes Edwin Stanton's hunt for John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators in the aftermath of the president’s 1865 assassination
Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries
The photographs come from all corners of the world, capturing the beauty of everyday life
Princess Dashkova led research institutes, wrote plays and music, and embarked on a Grand Tour of 18th-century Europe
Following these pieces of advice from chefs will ensure tastier, more nutritional noodles for all
Mildred and Patty Hill wrote the popular song's melody, but their contributions to American culture have long been overlooked
Today’s artists—especially women—are sometimes criticized for speaking out, but for Baez, art and activism were indivisible
The town’s historic hotel magnifies its mastery of the macabre with a chilling new attraction
Mario Van Peebles' "Outlaw Posse" is the latest attempt to correct the erasure of people of color from the classic cinema genre
A Chicago startup has turned a fungus found by NASA into a protein-packed food
See shots of “the world’s biggest party” from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest
In 1990, scholars found a Sierra Leonean woman who remembered a nearly identical version of a tune passed down by a Georgia woman’s enslaved ancestors
A new adaptation offers a fresh take on James Clavell's 1975 novel, which fictionalizes the stories of English sailor William Adams, shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and Japanese noblewoman Hosokawa Gracia
A new anthology identifies frustration as a recurring theme in journals written between 1599 and 2015
Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries
To mark the February heritage month, these images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest offer proof that African American history is timeless
Mary Cardwell Dawson created unprecedented opportunities for aspiring Black musicians
Historian Camilla Townsend separates fact from fiction in the life of the Powhatan "princess"
Unpublished letters reveal new insights into the baffling relationship between the English novelist and his sister-in-law
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