May 2000
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
A Celestial News Bureau
Three Smithsonian astronomers run a worldwide news service about what is happening overhead
Art's Moving Experience
Before works go on tour during a three-year museum renovation, there's lots of sprucing up and packing
Bound for Glory
Or maybe not. America's most grueling adult tricycle competition is tough on riders and equipment alike
Portraits on the Plains
Armed with easel, palette and pencil, George Catlin went west in the 1830s to paint the real "Wild West"
Book Reviews
For the Love of It: Amateuring and Its Rivals