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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.

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
This is a giant spindle magnetofossil, created by a mysterious creature over 50 million years ago. So far, the iron fossils have only been found during two periods of intense global warming. (Kenneth Livi, Courtney Wagner, and Ioan Lascu)
National Museum of Natural History

New Way to Study Magnetic Fossils Could Help Unearth Their Origins

February 1st, 2021, 3:00PM
/ BY
Robert S. Duncanson,
Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Celebrating Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Duncanson

February 1st, 2021, 8:00AM
/ BY Stephanie Stebich
The Tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, is a unique reptile found in New Zealand. New research suggests the species has two mitochondrial genomes. (Robert Sprackland)
National Museum of Natural History

Intern Helps Find First Vertebrate With Two “Powerhouse” Genomes

January 29th, 2021, 9:48AM
/ BY