The Smithsonian's Human Studies Film Archive houses eight million feet of film which can help future generations reflect on the past
How the world’s handiest instrument took over American music
The much-loved event kicks off this weekend online with the first indigenous film from Hawaii and extends through May with 45 offerings
The shell was played for the first time in millennia after being rediscovered in the collections of a French museum
From online exhibitions to panel discussions, here are more than a dozen events hosted by museums and other cultural institutions
A new project seeks to elevate artists like Harry T. Burleigh and Florence Price, whose work has been ignored by white audiences
"Sunrise Semester" gave a generation of women a second chance at higher education
The blockbuster saw the superhero working as a museum anthropologist. But how accurate was its depiction of the Institution at the time?
Smithsonian scholar says the time is ripe to examine the man's complexities for a more accurate and more inspirational history
The childhood home of the musician who put New Orleans jazz on the map will soon open to the public
The Marvel superhero pounced on the scene in the '60s and never looked back
Canonical books, songs and films became free to use in 2021
On the 250th anniversary of the famous composer’s birth, the story of how his music first took hold across the Atlantic
A new television special hearkens back to the nearly 50 years of Christmas thievery from the Dr. Seuss classic
The unlikely Hollywood visionary of 'Bambi' fame designed what would become some of the most popular holiday stationery of all time
The fashionable garment conjures the guitarist's dazzling performance at the Monterey County Fairgrounds
Studio arts workshops, holiday décor making and a guided wine tasting with an award-winning sommelier to kick off the season
At home with their collectibles, many people are expanding, shrinking or reorganizing their treasure troves
Undead animals, creepy kitties, cyanotype cemeteries and other ghouls and creepy stuff to be found at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
A new book showcases photographs of quirky and colorful places that aesthetically—and accidentally—match the filmmaker’s style
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