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Meet the Vochol

On an international tour, a Volkswagen Beetle makes a stop at the National Museum of American Indian

A stamp in honor of the National Cherry Blossom Festival

Events March 23-25: Dinner & A Movie: Skydancer, Cherry Blossom Festival Family Day, Book Signing: Jo B. Paoletti

Six generations of Mohawk Indian ironworkers have made the job their own, the cherry blossoms are out and Paoletti signs her book on color gendering

A replica model of the 45-foot-long snake thought to be of Anaconda descent

Snake Found in Grand Central Station!

Sculptor Kevin Hockley unveils his fearsome replica of Titanoboa

Elizabeth Sabin Goodwin was a scientific illustrator for Science Service in the 1920s.

Do You Know This Face? The Smithsonian Needs Help Identifying These Women Scientists

For Women’s History Month, the Smithsonian Institution Archives crowdsources the identification of unknown figures in decades-old portraits

Amelia Earhart was a pioneer in women's aviation. Her disappearance during her attempt to fly around the world has perplexed America for nearly 75 years.

The Search for Amelia Earhart Resurfaces, 75 Years Later

With new leads on where she may have landed, the mystery and her legacy continue

A History Lesson is Passed Down to Another Generation

The real prize for Black History Month essay contest Kaleb Harris was meeting Joseph McNeil, one of the leaders of the 1960 Greensboro sit-in

Dr. Kenneth Price explores Walt Whitman's life in Washington during the Civil War.

Events March 20-22: Walt Whitman and the Civil War, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, and Big Bang for the Buck

A maned wolf enjoys a green treat for Saint Patrick's Day.

The Zoo Animals Find a Pot of Gold

The Cheetah Conservation Station’s maned wolves get a St. Patty’s Day treat

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Nature in Focus at the Environmental Film Festival

Environmental Film Festival highlights on view at Smithsonian locations

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Ask Smithsonian: Can Birds Be Identified Just From Their Feathers? Questions from Our Readers

Our new feature, Ask Smithsonian, is all about finding the answers. Do you have a question for our curators?

This weekend kicks off "The Art of Video Games" with GameFest, a three day festival.

Weekend Events March 16-18: Evolution of Video Games, Saint Paddy Party, and Masterworks of Three Centuries

Lady Mary Leiter Curzon by Franz Von Lenbach, 1901

Amy Henderson: “Downton Abbey” and the Dollar Princesses

A curator tells of 19th-century American socialites, who like Cora Crowley, found noble husbands and flushed Britain with cash

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Game On At the American Art Museum This Weekend

“The Art of Video Games” opens at the American Art Museum with a weekend packed with gaming, panels, and performances

The Boardercross snowboarding activity teaches students about angles and turning

How Can You Use a Snowboard to Make an Acute Angle?

Juliette Gordon Low by Edward Hughes, 1887

The Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years — Learning More About Juliette Gordon Low

“Once a girl scout, always a girl scout” is the defining motto of an exhibition devoted to the founder of the organization

At the American Indian Museum, Thirza Defoe performs traditional songs and hoop dance daily until March 17.

Events March 13-15: Public Murals in Southeast DC, The Last Reef, and Hoop Dance with Thirza Defoe

This week, discuss the varying views on public murals, take a 3-D journey of the world’s coral reefs, and perform a People’s Dance with Thirza Defoe

A reconstruction of a new fossil beluga relative, described by Smithsonian scientists, is in the foreground. Its living relatives, the beluga and narwhal, are illustrated left to right in the background. Coloration of the extinct whale is speculative.

Behind-the-Scenes With Curator Nick Pyenson: A New Fossil Whale

Around the Smithsonian, routine work can often reap scientific discovery

Why is the horse so important to Native American tribes? Find out this weekend.

Weekend Events March 9-11: John Carter, Make Your Own Mud Cloth, and A Song for the Horse Nation

This gazelle-shaped wine horn, on view at the Sackler Gallery, was used to impress guests at elaborate Iranian feasts.

What Was It Like to Dine with the Persian Kings?

For the 25th anniversary of the Sackler Gallery, elaborately crafted Iranian metalwork from Arthur Sackler’s original gift are now on display

The common marmoset may be a suitable model for human obesity.

How Marmosets Can Teach Us About Obesity

A new study indicates the small monkeys may help us understand what leads us to put on weight

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