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The List: Smithsonian Takes a Road Trip
We’ve combed through the Smithsonian Institution’s collections to find the best vacation artifacts, from before the automobile to the interstate era
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Remembering David “Honeyboy” Edwards
Delta blues musician “Honeyboy” Edwards is dead at 96; Hear some of his music from the Smithsonian Folkways archives
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Events August 29-September 1: Zoo Cuisine, “For All the World To See,” Let’s Eat!, Apache 8
This week, see feeding time for exotic animals, get a guided tour of the Civil Rights movement and more
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Smithsonian Facility on the Chesapeake Bay Preps for Hurricane Irene
To protect equipment and ongoing experiments, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center have to think beyond sandbags
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Truman Capote, America’s Author-Celebrity
Just a few decades ago, one of the country’s biggest superstars was a writer. Capote’s story goes from pariah to celebrated socialite and back again
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The List: Smithsonian’s Top 11 Football Artifacts
The Smithsonian’s unique collection of football art, memorabilia and unusual artifacts
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Smithsonian Museums and National Zoo Are Open Today, but the Castle Remains Closed
The museums are open today, but assessment of any damages from yesterday’s earthquake will continue throughout the day
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Smithsonian Museums Close for the Afternoon After 5.9 Earthquake Hits Washington, D.C.
The Smithsonian museums, including the Zoo, are closed for the remainder of the day
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“Exercise Your Mynd—BK Adams I Am Art” Brightens Up the Anacostia Museum
The boldly-colored paintings and sculptures of Washington D.C.’s own BK Adams enliven the museum’s main gallery
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Weekend Events September 2-5: Tarantula Feedings, Book Signings, Harry Potter, and Labor Day
This weekend, check out a giant spider at mealtime, get a book autographed, and take advantage of your last chance to see Harry Potter in 3D
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Events August 22-25: Addy’s World, Draw & Discover, Child of the Civil Rights Movement and More
Take a tour through American history, create your own art, listen to an author speak about civil rights, and enjoy a tour of an exhibition soon to close
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Meet Amy Henderson, Historian at the National Portrait Gallery
Our guest blogger ponders the “spirits” of America’s heroes and their legacies as she walks the museum’s hallways
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Kandula Goes Where No Elephants Have Gone Before
The National Zoo’s Kandula demonstrates the skill of insight, using innovative problem-solving techniques in figuring out how to reach suspended fruit
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America — and Gary Powers — Caught Red-Handed
On this day in 1960, CIA pilot Gary Powers was shot down over the USSR. Read how a military maneuver became an international incident
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In the Pacific, Scientists Discover a Living Fossil
Smithsonian researchers announced yesterday the discovery of a primitive eel species, never before seen. See the video and learn about this remarkable find
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Events: August 19-21: Drunken Master, Hip Hop Kung Fu, Art + Coffee
This upcoming weekend, check out a Kung Fu classic, a hip hop performance and meet emerging musicians
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B.F. Skinner’s Pigeon-Guided Rocket
On this date 21 years ago, noted psychologist and inventor B.F. Skinner died; the American History Museum is home to one of his more unusual inventions
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The List: Get a Peek at the Zoo’s Latest Baby Boom
At the Zoo’s Virginia reserve for endangered species, a cluster of new births is evidence of the center’s success in the study of reproductive sciences
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