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Enjoy an evening event at the groundbreaking exhibition "The Bright Beneath."

Events Nov. 28-Dec. 1: Postal Tours, Viva Verdi, Celebrating Roots and The Bright Beneath

Take a guided tour of the Postal Museum, celebrate an opera composer, attend a poetry performance and mingle at the Natural History Museum at night

"Superfudge" author Judy Blume

Author Judy Blume to Speak at the Smithsonian

Blume will receive a John P. McGovern Award from Smithsonian Associates Monday evening at the Ripley Center

Beth Lipman's sculpture "Bancketje," is on view at the Renwick.

The List: Five Feasts in American Art

In honor of Thanksgiving Day, we present a wide array of feasts found in the Smithsonian’s art collections

Come see BK Adam's "Exercise Your Mynd" exhibition and make your own walking figures.

Weekend Events Nov. 25-27: Zoo Lights, Make Them Walk and What’s in the Castle?

This week, come of the opening of the Zoo’s holiday light show, make your own art and get a guided tour of the Smithsonian Castle

Former Smithsonian Institution Secretary Michael Heyman

Ira Michael Heyman, Former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dies at 81

Heyman, the tenth Secretary of the Institution, passed away on November 19

D Train, by Richard Estes

The Many Angles and Perspectives of “Multiplicity” at the American Art Museum

A new exhibition of contemporary art explores the concept of multiples in a variety of ways

Get a hands-on introduction to forensics as part of the "Written in Bone" exhibition

Events Nov. 21-24: For All the World To See, Forensics Lab, Beyond Blackface and Thanksgiving

This week, get a guided tour of a fascinating exhibit, experiment in an interactive forensics lab, hear from a noted author and celebrate Thanksgiving

Fleming's double-sided watch showed the "Cosmic Time"

Sandford Fleming Sets the World’s Clock

On this day in 1883, the railroads adopted a plan for standardized time zones. It all started when one man missed his train

Learn about the entrepreneurs who operated the Mir Space Station in "Orphans of Apollo."

Weekend Events Nov. 18-20: Moving Beyond Earth, Chile Festival, and Exploring Colors

This weekend, learn about commercial space travel, celebrate Chile’s Native heritage, and examine the meaning of color with an expert

The recently discovered whale bone fossil, showing evidence of shark predation.

Shark Attack! (In a Fossil)

A new discovery sheds light on a three-million-year-old shark bite

Mr. Zip, as featured on a public advertisement

Mr. Zip and the Brand-New ZIP Code

When the Post Office debuted the ZIP Code, they introduced a friendly cartoon to be its lead salesman

The film, "Under Control," is showing tonight at the Hirshhorn

Volker Sattel’s Film Brings Nuclear Power Under Control at the Hirshhorn

Volker Sattel’s haunting film “Under Control” takes the viewer behind the scenes for a stylized look at day-to-day operations at nuclear power plants

Come to Wednesday's panel discussion of works from "Multiplicity," such as Robert Bechtle's "Sunset Intersection."

Events Nov. 14-17: Tell Jemmeh, The Man Who Sailed Away, Multiplicity and Geography Awareness Week

Learn about an archaeological dig, see a Tlingit legend performed, hear a panel discussion of contemporary artists, and test your knowledge of geography

Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart Entertains at the Smithsonian

Marc Pachter, of the NMAH, will be interviewing the queen of domesticity this Thursday night. But we had a few words with her first

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Weekend Events Nov. 11-14: Without Fear, Vicky Leyva, and Bach to the Future

This weekend, see a Russian film classic, get a taste of Afro-Peruvian rhythms, and listen to a pianist’s new take on the classics

Laetitia Plaisance searches for crustaceans in a piece of dead coral.

Corals Crawling With Crustaceans

Smithsonian scientist Laetitia Plaisance talks about her recent study and its finding that coral reefs support even more biodiversity that we thought

Elvis at 21: Presley reads fan mail on March 17, 1956

Amy Henderson: The Medium is the Message

The Portrait Gallery’s Cultural Historian Amy Henderson discusses the museum’s vision—to tell America’s stories as “visual biography”

A silver Chinese box in the shape of a flower, Tang Dynasty, late 7th to early 8th century

Two New Shows of Asian Art Open at the Freer Gallery

A pair of exhibitions trace the evolution of classical art in Korea and China

Stanford Addison, the Arapaho horse whisperer featured in the film, "Silent Thunder."

Events Nov. 7-10: Silent Thunder, Cyborgs, Inventing the Internet and Andy Warhol Cinema

This week, see an inspiring film, learn about the future of biotechnology, hear stories from the Internet’s birth and examine Warhol’s innovative films

Cronkite’s untouchable aura of authority led droves of viewers to change their opinions on Vietnam (above, Hue, Vietnam, 1968).

Walter Cronkite and a Different Era of News

The legendary CBS anchorman was the “most trusted” man in America

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