https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/inaugurations/RSS feed for InaugurationsenWed, 25 Jan 2023 20:36:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/discover-the-special-meaning-behind-kamala-harris-pearls-180976766/The vice president, who will give a speech at the Democratic National Convention to accept the presidential nomination Thursday night, often wears jewelry connected to her historically Black sorority, Alpha Kappa AlphaFri, 15 Jan 2021 15:50:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/discover-the-special-meaning-behind-kamala-harris-pearls-180976766/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/jill-biden-inaugural-attire-is-on-view-at-the-smithsonian-180981510/The day and evening ensembles are now the centerpiece of the American History Museum's popular "First Ladies" exhibitionWed, 25 Jan 2023 20:36:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/jill-biden-inaugural-attire-is-on-view-at-the-smithsonian-180981510/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-poetry-experiencing-awakening-180977530/Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of April’s National Poetry Month with these workshops from the National Museum of African American History and CultureFri, 16 Apr 2021 18:40:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-poetry-experiencing-awakening-180977530/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/bending-towards-justice-180976999/We must use the lessons of the past to help our country grow and move forwardThu, 25 Feb 2021 17:44:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/bending-towards-justice-180976999/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-know-about-president-joe-bidens-inaugural-painting-landscape-rainbow-180976803/Eleanor Harvey posits that the 1859 landscape's message of hope resonated with First Lady Jill Biden, who helped select the artworkThu, 21 Jan 2021 21:42:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-know-about-president-joe-bidens-inaugural-painting-landscape-rainbow-180976803/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amanda-gorman-youngest-poet-speak-presidential-inauguration-180976795/The 22-year-old revised her original composition, "The Hill We Climb," in the aftermath of the January 6 storming of the CapitolWed, 20 Jan 2021 17:52:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amanda-gorman-youngest-poet-speak-presidential-inauguration-180976795/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/six-former-presidential-homes-you-can-visit-this-inauguration-year-180961800/The White House isn't the only address worth visiting this Presidents' DayFri, 20 Jan 2017 16:30:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/six-former-presidential-homes-you-can-visit-this-inauguration-year-180961800/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/melania-trump-donates-her-inaugural-ball-gown-smithsonian-180965350/Mrs. Trump, who confesses a passion for design, had a precise idea of what she wanted to wear on that historic eveningFri, 20 Oct 2017 20:59:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/melania-trump-donates-her-inaugural-ball-gown-smithsonian-180965350/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/when-was-first-inaugural-ball-180961863/Nothing says there’s a new president in town more than the dance party they throw Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:18:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/when-was-first-inaugural-ball-180961863/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-fluid-dynamics-can-teach-us-about-navigating-crowds-180961823/If you plan to be in a seething mass of humans at some point—whether it’s an inauguration or protest thereof—here's how to keep yourself safeTue, 17 Jan 2017 18:33:44 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-fluid-dynamics-can-teach-us-about-navigating-crowds-180961823/