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The Moon Is Shrinking!

This painting by Frantz Zephirin is being auctioned off to benefit the Smithsonian Cultural Recovery Project.

Smithsonian Magazine Auctions Art for Haiti Recovery

Haitian artist Frantz Zéphirin creates an image that reflected his experience in Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake

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Remembering Grandma Moses

Anna Mary Robertson Moses didn’t take up oil painting as a hobby until she was 75

In 1849, Harriet Tubman fled Maryland to Philadelphia. Soon after, Tubman began her exploits—acts of bravery that would make her a legend.

Breaking Ground

Harriet Tubman’s Hymnal Evokes a Life Devoted to Liberation

A hymnal owned by the brave leader of the Underground Railroad brings new insights into the life of the American heroine

A tree peony blooms in the Mary Ripley Garden

Smithsonian Gardens Are Not to be Missed

One of the benefits of working here at the Smithsonian is that walking about the place usually involves strolling through a garden

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Kermit the Frog and Friends Join American History Museum’s Collections

Though puppeteering genius Jim Henson has gone from this earth, he is still with us by way of his creations

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March on Washington: August 28, 1963

So began King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, which he delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial 47 years ago to…

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