The curator of time-based media at the Smithsonian American Art Museum talks about upcoming initiatives emphasizing women artists and LGBTQ+ perspectives
The trees’ spring beauty should be on full display for about a week, the National Park Service reports
The work of Constance Stuart Larrabee, a pioneering photographer, will soon be digitized
The metamaterial silences noise while allowing for airflow, making it a potential soundproofing material for airplanes, HVAC and more
Artifacts including gold medallions and sacrificial llama bones reveal the ritual pilgrimages taken around Lake Titicaca
Old is new again, as Smithsonian’s Sidedoor podcast revisits a radio drama from 1938
His failed attempts to bring the Emmett Till tragedy to television forced him to get creative
25 Things to Do at the Smithsonian in April
This March Madness consider how the sport has evolved in its 128-year history, through innovations in ball design, hoops and training devices
A species description from more than two centuries ago has fooled scientists until now
The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s new show documents the turbulent decade and the provocative dialog happening in a diverse art community
To map the post-war exodus, the artist turned to interviews and deep research, starting with her own father’s past
Clive Thompson’s new book takes readers deep into the history and culture of computer programming
Before ether was used as an anesthetic in surgery, doctors relied on less effective techniques for pain relief, such as hypnosis
The women of the 404th Armed Service Forces band raised morale and funds for the military, but they had to fight discrimination to do so
In Citrus County, Florida, hundreds of the gentle giants winter in the warm waters of Crystal River
A self-taught engineer, Margaret Knight bagged a valuable patent, at a time when few women held intellectual property
Fossil expert Maria McNamara explains how paleontologists are starting to investigate the hues of the past
A new Sidedoor episode tells the story of Roxy Laybourne, a Smithsonian scientist who pioneered the field of forensic ornithology
NASA’s food packages now in the collections of the Air and Space Museum tell the story of how a physiologist brought better eating to outer space
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