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Smithsonian Voices

The Smithsonian Institution has hundreds of scholars, researchers and curators, each with an amazing story to tell about their work, their quests and their passions. Here is a sampling of the unique voices that make up the chorus of ideas at the Institution.

January was a month full of firsts for giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji. The growing bear played with enrichment toys, took his first bites of sweet potato and bamboo, and had his first encounter with snow!
National Zoo

January's Best Giant Panda Moments—In Video

February 10th, 2021, 8:44AM
/ BY Laurie Thompson, Marty Dearie and Mariel Lally
(James Renwick Jr., Sketch of the north tower of the Smithsonian Castle, 1846. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Graphic treatment by Deanna Luu)
Your IMPACT | Your Smithsonian

Our Foundation is Our Future

February 9th, 2021, 12:36PM
/ BY &
Jim McDowell holds his jug, “Emmett Till.” (Photo By Rimas Zailskas, courtesy of Asheville Made Magazine)
Smithsonian Center For Folklife & Cultural Heritage

Facing History: Lessons from the Potter’s Wheel

February 9th, 2021, 12:00PM
/ BY Tommy Gartman
The trunk of Frank's car after three hours of collecting.
National Museum of American History

The Cold Morning of the Day After

February 5th, 2021, 11:18AM
/ BY
National Museum of American History

Director of the National Museum of American History Reflects on the Challenges of Our Historic Times

February 5th, 2021, 11:18AM
/ BY Anthea M. Hartig
Julia Kwon’s interactive art projects facilitate solidarity and community
Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Making the Most: In the Studio with Julia Kwon

February 5th, 2021, 8:00AM
/ BY Mary Savig
Unearthing a karas (large storage vessel, amphorae) at Trinity Canyon Vineyards. (My Armenia Program )
Smithsonian Center For Folklife & Cultural Heritage

A Wine Expert's Diary from the Roads of Vayots Dzor, Armenia

February 4th, 2021, 12:00PM
/ BY Tigran Zakaryan
Admas. From left, clockwise: Abegasu Shiota, Henock Temesgen, Tewodros Aklilu, and Yousef Tesfaye. (Photo courtesy of Frederiksberg Records)
Smithsonian Center For Folklife & Cultural Heritage

Sons of Ethiopia: A Snapshot of Admas and D.C. Music in the 1980s

February 2nd, 2021, 12:00PM
/ BY Steve Kiviat
Amelia Joe-Chandler, Hogan Teapot, 2013. Hammered copper and cast silver. 7.5 x 11 x 9cm. National Museum of the American Indian, 26/9781. Photo courtesy of the artist, Amelia Joe-Chandler.
Smithsonian Institution Office of Fellowships and Internships

Steeped in Memory: Amelia Joe-Chandler’s Hogan Teapot at NMAI

February 2nd, 2021, 12:00PM
/ BY
Leconte’s flatsedge (Cyperus lecontei) has distinctive spikelet scales and fruit which are used by scientists to identify it. (Carol Kelloff)
National Museum of Natural History

Get to Know the Scientist Behind the Smithsonian’s 140,000 Grass-Like Sedges

February 2nd, 2021, 6:00AM
/ BY