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Archivist Michael Pahn Free Associates Among the Smithsonian’s Music and Film Collections

On a search through the Smithsonian archives, Pahn follows one tradition after another to find that music is the connective thread that binds many cultures

Clint Eastwood at the opening of the Warner Bros. Theater

Curator Amy Henderson: How The Stars Just Dazzle Us

The National Portrait Gallery expert on celebrity culture admits that she is often captivated by the glamour and glitz that defines the Hollywood superstar

Come to the Freer for a dinner of Taiwanese beef noodles and a movie, "Eat Drink Man Woman."

Events Feb 14-16: Handi-hour, Noodles and a Movie, and a Mardi Gras Special

Make a craft for your Valentine at the Renwick Gallery, try Taiwanese noodles at the Freer Gallery, celebrate Mardi Gras with Little Red and the Renegades

Dylan performs at the Newport Folk Festival

Bob Dylan’s Jacket Comes to the American History Museum

The legendary performer’s leather jacket from the night he went electric will be part of a new exhibition

Juanita Velasco (Ixil Maya) grinds cacao beans into chocolate during the 2011 Power of Chocolate Festival. The Maya and Aztec peoples valued cacao pods as symbols of life, fertility and even currency.

Surprising Chocolate Facts, Just in Time for NMAI’s Power of Chocolate Festival

Attendees will have the opportunity to grind and sample their own chocolate beverages and learn about history and science behind the “food of the gods.”

Indulge and educate yourself at the Power of Chocolate Festival this weekend.

Weekend Events Feb 10-12: Mourning, The Power of Chocolate Festival, and the Emerson String Quartet

How much is the Hope Diamond worth? Ask Smithsonian.

How Much the Hope Diamond is Worth and Other Questions From Our Readers

From American art, history and culture, air and space technology, Asian art and any of the sciences from astronomy to zoology, we’ll find an answer

Alongside the print version, Smithsonian is now offering an enhanced interactive version of the award-winning magazine.

Introducing Smithsonian Magazine on the iPad

All the history, travel, science and culture you love in a new and exciting format

The African Art Museum's film festival takes place every Thursday this month.

Events Feb 7-9: Water Matters, Multiplicity, and Touki Bouki

Learn why water matters, take a tour of the American Art Museum’s exhibition, Multiplicity, and enjoy a free film at the African Art House Film Festival

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Giants and Patriots at the Smithsonian

Just in time for the Super Bowl, take a look at giants and patriots of all kinds in the Smithsonian

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Clint Eastwood Honored at the American History Museum

The legendary actor and director presided over the opening of the museum’s new state-of-the-art Warner Bros. Theater

Take a guided tour of the universe in the Air and Space Museum's portable planetarium.

Weekend Events Feb 3-5: Under the Stars, Black History Month Family Day, and The Big Sleep

The Black List features portraits of fifty African Americans who are influential in their fields, such as Chris Rock.

Celebrate Black History Month with the Smithsonian

From Kenyan storytelling performances to Black Power film screenings, February on the Mall is buzzing with Black History Month events

The Art of Video Games exhibit opens at the American Art Museum on March 16.

The Top Five Most Anticipated Exhibits of 2012

Take a look at the five upcoming exhibits we’re most excited about

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A Preview of Discovery’s Arrival to the Smithsonian

NASA prepares its decommissioned space shuttles for delivery to the National Air and Space Museum

A 1920 poster by Howard Chandler Christy.

Here & Now

Entomology research technician Nor Faridah Dahlan with frozen tissue samples.

Icons and Insights

Icons and Insights

Acquired by Samuel Cox, the mummy is "our . . . most richly decorated [specimen]," says curator Melinda Zeder.

How One Mummy Came to the Smithsonian

An American diplomat’s memento takes center stage after 125 years

Adorable Photos of the National Zoo’s Rare Maned Wolf Pups

For the first time in two years, a litter of the South American mammals was born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's plantation, was run by hundreds of enslaved African Americans in his lifetime.

“Paradox of Liberty” Tells the Other Side of Jefferson’s Monticello

Presented by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, this exhibit looks at the iconic founding father through the eyes of his slaves

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