Smithsonian Voices

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Reflecting on the Natural Wonders of an Eclipse

Before heading outside to witness the eclipse, immerse yourself in one of the most iconic artworks in SAAM’s collection

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Exploring Border Stories with Artist Tanya Aguiñiga

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Discovering William H. Johnson’s Hidden Stories

Two people stand in front of a pink neon sign that states "This Present Moment Used to Be the Unimaginable Future"

This Present Moment Is Here and Now

SAAM's Senior Curator Eleanor Jones Harvey and Dean Howarth take a closer look at mastodon bones in the exhibition Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture. Charles Willson Peale's painting in the background shows similar bones. Photo by Carol Wilson

Capturing Humboldt in the 21st Century Using an 18th-Century Tool

Installation photography of New Glass Now, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2021, Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum; Photo by Albert Ting.

Discover Mind-Blowing Glass Art Through Selfies and Pics at the Renwick Gallery

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Native American Arts in Focus: Sustaining Traditions—Digital Memories

James Akers, The Wild One (B)

Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition Brings Fresh Global Perspectives to the Renwick Gallery

Angel Rodríguez-Díaz, The Protagonist of an Endless Story, 1993, oil on canvas, 72 x 57 7/8 in. (182.9 x 147.0 cm.), Museum purchase made possible in part by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1996.19, © 1993, Angel Rodriguez-Diaz.

Exhibition Showcases How Artists Challenge Mythic Conceptions of the American West

Oree Originol, Justice for Kayla Moore and Justice for Layleen Polanco, from Justice for Our Lives, 2014-2020, 78 digital images, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2020.51A-MM, © 2014, Oree Originol.

Chicanx Queer Visions: Fighting for Change and Exploring Identity

Oree Originol, Justice for Our Lives, 2014-Present, 78 digital images, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2020.51A-MM, © 2014, Oree Originol. Photo of Installation by Albert Ting.

Protest and Remembrance: Chicanx Artists Confront Police Brutality

Eric J. García, Chicano Codices #1: Simplified Histories: The U.S. Invasion of Mexico 1846-1848, 2015, offset lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Lichtenberg Family Foundation, 2020.21.1R-V, © 2020, Eric J. García

Chicano Artists Challenging History and Reclaiming Cultural Memory

Lauren Fensterstock, The totality of time lusters the dusk, 2020, glass, Swarovski crystal, quartz, obsidian, onyx, hematite, paper, Plexiglas, wood, cement, lath, and mixed media, dimensions variable, (Courtesy Claire Oliver Gallery. Photo by Ron Blunt)

Lauren Fensterstock in Focus: Finding Inspiration in the End of the World

Xavier Viramontes,

Chicano Graphic Arts and the Making of the Landmark Exhibition "¡Printing the Revolution!"

“I’ll take Alexander von Humboldt for $500, Alex.”

Jeopardy! Champion Ken Jennings on Lessons Learned from Alexander von Humboldt

Chiura Obata,

Chiura Obata: Artist Interrupted

What's a mastodon doing at SAAM? Dr. Advait Mahesh Jukar, a Deep Time Fellow and Paleontologist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, answers our questions.

Hips Don't Lie: The American Incognitum

Chapter three begins with an image of a black walnut branch and its hanging flowers.

Designing for Humboldt: Five Questions with Karen Siatras

Frederic Edwin Church, “Study for “The Heart of the Andes,”” 1858, oil on canvas, 10 1/4 x 18 1/4 in., Olana State Historic Site, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, OL.1981.47.A.B.

A Brush with Nature: Alexander von Humboldt and Frederic Church

Gather your supplies for flower exploration and natural dye lab. All photos by Gloria Kenyon.

Flower Exploration and Natural Dye Lab

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