Check out tapestry weaving, lunch with a curator and virtual study tours produced by the world’s largest museum-based educational program
A new collection of essays considers how the villainous women of classical antiquity, from Medusa to the Sphinx, resonate in contemporary Western society
Far from a “girl band” or pop novelty, the group’s success is a hard-earned triumph of gender justice
Crimilda Pontes was the Institution’s first official graphic designer and the designer of the iconic sunburst symbol
The founder of Climate Cardinals assembled a team of global volunteers to breakdown language barriers by translating climate science and research
Maine writer and illustrator Jessica Esch happened upon the Archives of American Art by chance; but destiny followed
The timeless glory of the early spring bloom can be found In the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art
As citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, a prom dress became the perfect vehicle to signal the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women
For protest artists, what receives the image is often of little importance; it is the image’s political message that is vital
As a medical breakthrough unfolded in the early 1950s, newspapers filled pages with debates over vaccine science and anecdotes about kids receiving shots
The Smithsonian's Human Studies Film Archive houses eight million feet of film which can help future generations reflect on the past
How did people a 100 years ago spend their free time outside? The Trade Literature Collection offers a few clues to some very recognizable pastimes
At the American History Museum, cover all the bases with Latino ballplayers
A tip of the cap to the nation’s crowning accessory
How the world’s handiest instrument took over American music
Decades after she painted this canvas, a new show reconsiders a misunderstood Swiss artist
Seen as "one giant leap for Native women, "Haaland (Laguna and Jemez Pueblos) is hailed for her experience, strength and wisdom
Williams wanted a different story for her daughter—and for herself. So, she set out to write it
The long-running project found a new online home, one that showcases the literary genre’s outsized impact on popular culture
In Charleston, South Carolina, Heron Farms is attempting to grow a gangly, salt-tolerant plant in the face of sea level rise
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