Smithsonian Voices

From the Smithsonian Museums

Gordo comic strip. Uncle Mio (wearing a suit and carrying a box of chocolates bouquet of flowers) talks to his nephew, who explains the qualities of different types of flowers. Behind the two figures appear precise, scientific diagrams of flowers.

How Gus Arriola and Gordo Became Accidental Ambassadors of Mexican Culture

When Arriola started his comic strip, words like 'burrito' were unknown in the United States

Desert Camo baseball bat

The Artistry Behind a Baseball Bat

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Designing Kristi Yamaguchi's Costume to Sparkle Under the Spotlight

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Soldiers in Fur Coats and 'Doggles'

Pocket sundial

How Did a 17th-Century French Sundial End Up Buried in a Field in Indiana?

DACA graduation robe

Reflecting on the Ten Year Anniversary of DACA

Poppies Washington Monument

Before Memorial Day, Learn the Language of Flowers

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Meet the Titans of Jazz

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Ella at the Gala

100 trillion dollar note

Understanding Hyperinflation, From Revolutionary France to Zimbabwe

Lousian Mamer

What Do Refrigerators Have to Do With Women's Empowerment?

Anti-suffrage pennant

Why a Social Activist Opposed Woman Suffrage

Ruth Bader Ginsburg at a Smithsonian event.

Join the Smithsonian to Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Jack Johnson, the First Black Heavyweight Boxing Champion

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Where Black and Indigenous History Come Together

Caramelo Deportivo album cover

The Card Collection That Blurred Baseball's Color Line

Portrait of Madam C. J. Walker, taken in 1915.

How Madam C.J. Walker Changed Philanthropy

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The 'Green Book' Became an Atlas of Self-Reliance for Black Motorists

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