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SCBI Interns by Tree

Wide Horizons

Smithsonian internships empower the next generation of changemakers.

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Design for Change

Teen mentorship program inspires students to pursue design careers.

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A Contemporary Look at Asian Art

South Korean artist Park Chan-kyong brings new perspectives to the National Museum of Asian Art this fall with the opening of <em>Park Chan-kyong: Gathering</em>, the inaugural exhibition in the museum’s just-opened modern and contemporary galleries.

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Sight Lines

The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s reimagined galleries for modern and contemporary art invite visitors to reconsider what American art is and can be.

Galeria Latina

La Historia Latina es La Historia Estadounidense

La Galería latina de la familia Molina—un sueño desde mucho tiempo se hace realidad en el Smithsonian.

Latino Gallery

Latino History is American History

The Molina Family Latino Gallery—A long-held dream comes to life at the Smithsonian.

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Visionary Sisters Make a 'Modern Museum'

The making of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum started with two sisters. Learn more about the sisters, their family and the origins of the nation's design museum.

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Where Art Meets Science

A behind the scenes look at art conservation at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art

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A Global Perspective

A Conversation with Ngaire Blankenberg

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A Window In

We spoke with three Smithsonian art curators about recent acquisitions that capture the spirit and vision of each museum’s vast and growing collection.

LEFT: Malaquias Montoya, Yo Soy Chicano, 1972 (reprinted in collaboration with Dignidad Rebelde, 2013). Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García © 1972, Malaquias Montoya (2019.51.1) RIGHT: Rupert García, Frida Kahlo (September), ​​​​​from Galería de la Raza 1975 Calendario, 1975. Gift of the Margaret Terrazas Santos Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum © 1975, Rupert García (2019.52.19)

Change Makers

The power, lasting impact of activist Chicano artists

(ILLUSTRATION Evan Keeling)

Moments of Innovation

The Smithsonian was founded in the early days of a brand-new democracy, as the United States was developing its identity as a nation that applies new ideas and scientific inquiry to better society. From the beginning, the Smithsonian helped shape that identity. The institution still does, innovating to meet the evolving needs of the American people. Explore moments of innovation that shaped the Smithsonian over 175 years.

(James Renwick Jr., Sketch of the north tower of the Smithsonian Castle, 1846. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Graphic treatment by Deanna Luu)

Our Foundation is Our Future

Explore some inspiring threads of continuity in the Smithsonian’s pursuit of its mission during the course of 175 years

The Smithsonian came into being around the same time as the medium of photography (Graphic created by Deanna Luu)

175 Years of Photography at the Smithsonian

The Smithsonian came into being around the same time as the medium of photography

Crimilda in cap and gown, Courtesy of Western Michigan University Special Collections, Crimilda Pontes Graphic Arts Archive.

Crimilda Pontes: The Original Designer of the Smithsonian Sunburst

A celebration of the woman who originally designed the iconic Smithsonian sunburst.

left to right: Herrenhauser Embreea Orchid (Embreea herrenhusana). Smithsonian Gardens; Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Gwaneum bosal), Goryeo period, c. 1220–85. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, on loan from National Museum of Korea. 3D scanning data used to create this digital model generously provided by the National Museum of Korea.

Smithsonian Open Access: Unlocking Our Treasures

This month the Smithsonian becomes Creative Commons Zero (CC0). This means we are opening the digital doors, making our content available under user-friendly copyright laws. Artists, researchers and anyone with an internet connection can download, remix, reuse and share Smithsonian collections—just about any way they like.

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