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Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson and the War That Changed Poetry, Forever
The two titans of American poetry chronicled the death and destruction of the Civil War in their poems
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s Studies on the Science of Flight Come to the Air and Space Museum
“Codex on the Flight of Birds” reveals the Renaissance man’s fascination with flight
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Sumatran Tiger Cubs Born at the National Zoo
The Great Cats team at the zoo is celebrating a conservation victory with the birth of two Sumatran tiger cubs
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When America Entered the Modern Age
Obsolescence yaps at the heels of every dazzling invention, says curator Amy Henderson as she considers the birth of modernism a century ago
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Can Gardening Change the World?
The American History Museum celebrates our country’s lush food history—and explores its food future—with the Food in the Garden series
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Beyond the Korean Taco: When Asian and Latino American Cultures Collide
Smithsonian Asian-Latino Festival debuts a pop-up art show on Aug. 6-7 in Silver Spring
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What Makes Rita Coolidge the Musician for Every Era
Her collaborations with Joe Cocker and Kris Kristofferson made her famous, but hear her live at two free concerts in New York City and D.C.
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Landscape Through a Car Window, Darkly
A new exhibition presents 1970s photography that challenged the traditional American landscape
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Give Peace a Listen with Smithsonian Folkways Magazine
The new issue covers peace songs and spoken word from around the world
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Finger-pickin’ Good: American Banjo Classics
Co-producer and banjo extraordinaire Greg C. Adams talks about Classic Banjo, a collection of American tunes that show off modern banjo’s diverse roots
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Men Wore Corsets and 7 Other Unknown Things About the World of Jane Austen
Exploring the life and times of the beloved English novelist
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The Evolution of the Spacesuit
The traveling exhibition “Suited for Space” depicts spacesuits through the ages
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Not Too Hot and Not Too Cold, These Goldilocks Planets are Just Right
At the Air and Space Museum, a new sculpture debuts, showing all of the stars with orbiting “Goldilocks planets,” those that could sustain life
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Last Meal on Earth: What Astronauts Eat on Launch Day
One NASA instructor’s Cubans and empanadas became a Kennedy Space Center tradition
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Ten Years of Flying High with Air and Space Art
The Air and Space Museum showcases the art of air and space. Check out photos of some of the works here
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Cool New Panda Cams Deliver Panda Life in Living Color
Watch the pandas munch bamboo on 24-hour live-stream cams at the Zoo and check out new video of Mei Xiang
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Cheetah Dies at the National Zoo
The 13-year-old Tumai gave birth to the Zoo’s first cheetah cubs in 2004
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Relive Your Childhood with NMAH’s Little Golden Books Exhibition
From The Poky Little Puppy to Doctor Dan the Bandage Man, Little Golden Books have been a childhood staple since 1942
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Hurry In! These Smithsonian Exhibitions Won’t Be Here Much Longer
Spend your remaining summer days at the museums, and don’t miss out on the Smithsonian’s soon-to-be-closed exhibits
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What the Handwriting Says About the Artist
A new exhibition by the Archives of American Art examines the handwriting of more than 40 American artists
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