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Installation photograph of Chris Burden's All the Submarines of the United States of America at Christine Burgin Gallery, 1987 (detail) / unidentified photographer. Christine Burgin Gallery records, 1980-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Archives of American Art

Acquisitions: Christine Burgin Gallery Records

1992 stamp commemorating the life and work of Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican friar who denounced Spanish abuses against the Caribbean's Native people. Though he regretted it later, he recommended increasing the number of enslaved Africans to lessen the burden on Native communities. Courtesy of the National Postal Museum. Estampilla de 1992 en conmemoración de la vida y trabajo de Bartolomé de las Casas, un fraile dominicano que denunció los abusos de los españoles contra los pueblos indígenas del Caribe. Aunque luego se arrepintió, recomenó aumentar el número de africanos esclavizados para mitigar la carga de las comunidades indígenas. Cortesía del Museo Nacional del Correo.

National Museum of the American Latino

Rereading Bartolomé de las Casas

Promotional image of the Caminos exhibit on display at Arte Américas. (Courtesy of Arte Américas)

National Museum of the American Latino

The Importance of Latinx Representation in Museums

Smithsonian Curator Anna Phillips wants people to be less scared of blood-sucking leeches. Phillips and her colleagues recently discovered a new species of North American medicinal leech living in the eastern U.S. (Anna Phillips, Smithsonian Institution)

National Museum of Natural History

This Smithsonian Scientist is on a Mission to Make Leeches Less Scary

At Mývatn, a volcanic lake in northern Iceland. Photo by Libby Weiler

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Road Trip: Aurora Borealis

At Smithsonian Associates' annual Breakfast at the Zoo on Sept. 14, animal keepers will give informal talks offering participants a chance to see selected animals up close. (Norwood Photography)

Smithsonian Associates

Breakfast at the Zoo and 25 Other Things to Do at the Smithsonian in September

Thirteen “Because of Her Story” interns spent the summer uncovering stories of remarkable American women and learning museum practice. Pictured: Stella Hendricks, intern, National Portrait Gallery. (Michael Barnes)

American Women's History Initiative

“Because of Her Story” Interns Look to Historical Role Models

Visitors leave hand-written notes after viewing the exhibition,

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

"Art Does Have an Impact": Visitors Respond

Siobhan Starrs joined the “David H. Koch Hall of Fossils – Deep Time” team in 2009. She spent a decade working on the exhibit, which opened on June 8. (Smithsonian Institution)

National Museum of Natural History

How Siobhan Starrs’ Harrowing Hike Shaped the New Fossil Hall

Melissa encounters a buffalo (or is it a bison?) on the Q Street Bridge in Washington, DC.

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Reframing American Art

SAAM Arcade 2018. Photo by Libby Weiler.

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

SAAM Arcade 2019: Representation Matters

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s megalodon model is a 52-foot-long female based on a set of teeth discovered in the Bone Valley Formation in Florida. (Smithsonian Institution)

National Museum of Natural History

Megalodon May Be Extinct, but There’s a Life-size One at the Smithsonian

SMITHSONIAN at 8's A Garden Party: From Africa to Asia will take place Friday, Aug. 16 in the Enid A. Haupt Garden. Guests will enjoy music, cocktails, curator talks and late-night access to galleries featuring art from the African and Asian continents.

Smithsonian Associates

A Garden Party and 21 Other Things to Do in August at the Smithsonian

Joseph Cornell,

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Joseph Cornell: Reaching for the Moon

The Smithsonian’s new fossil hall includes myriad stories and details – big and small – about Earth’s 4.6-billion-year history. (Smithsonian Institution)

National Museum of Natural History

Five Things You Shouldn’t Miss in the New Fossil Hall

Testing out Virtual Reality at SAAM Arcade 2018. Photo by Libby Weiler.

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

SAAM Arcade 2019: Art, Video Games, and Empathy

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American Women's History Initiative

Women of Apollo

Visitors enter the Smithsonian’s new fossil hall for the first on June 8 when it reopened after being closed for a five-year renovation. (Smithsonian Institution)

National Museum of Natural History

How Exhibit Writers Tackled Earth’s 4.6 Billion Year History in ‘Deep Time’

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Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Pitch Perfect: On David Levinthal, Roberto Clemente, and Baseball

Miniature dinosaurs are staged in a scene from 150 million years ago while guests peruse another display showing the same species at full-size. (Smithsonian Institution)

National Museum of Natural History

The Experts Behind the New Fossil Hall Wrap Their Minds Around ‘Deep Time’

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