Smithsonian Institution Libraries | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/smithsonian-institution-libraries/RSS feed for Smithsonian Institution LibrariesenMon, 02 Oct 2023 11:15:00 +0000How America's First Banned Book Survived and Became an Anti-Authoritarian Iconhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-americas-first-banned-book-survived-and-became-an-anti-authoritarian-icon-180982971/The Puritans outlawed Thomas Morton's "New English Canaan" because it was critical of the society they were building in colonial New EnglandMon, 02 Oct 2023 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-americas-first-banned-book-survived-and-became-an-anti-authoritarian-icon-180982971/How Ukrainians Are Defending Their Cultural Heritage From Russian Destructionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ukrainians-defend-their-cultural-heritage-russian-destruction-180981661/The Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative and its partners are aiding in the fight to protect the country's history and to document attempts to erase itWed, 22 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ukrainians-defend-their-cultural-heritage-russian-destruction-180981661/New Analysis Reveals More Details About Smithsonian Founder's Illegitimate Family Treehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/new-analysis-reveals-more-details-smithsonian-founders-family-squabble-180978393/The newly recovered 1787 Hungerford Deed, detailing a contentious squabble over property and prestige, can now be viewed in a new virtual exhibitionTue, 10 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/new-analysis-reveals-more-details-smithsonian-founders-family-squabble-180978393/Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images Into Public Domainhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-releases-28-million-images-public-domain-180974263/The launch of a new open access platform ushers in a new era of accessibility for the InstitutionTue, 25 Feb 2020 16:05:48 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-releases-28-million-images-public-domain-180974263/Renaissance Europe Was Horrified by Reports of a Sea Monster That Looked Like a Monk Wearing Fish Scales https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/reports-sea-monster-looked-like-monk-wearing-fish-scales-horrified-renaissance-europe-180960885/Something fishy this way comesTue, 25 Oct 2016 14:33:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/reports-sea-monster-looked-like-monk-wearing-fish-scales-horrified-renaissance-europe-180960885/This Halloween, Spend a Ghoulish Night (or Day) at the Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ghoulish-gigs-galore-all-to-explore-180953153/Whether actual or virtual, D.C. or NYC, there's plenty of scary stuff to go around at the InstitutionMon, 27 Oct 2014 19:26:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ghoulish-gigs-galore-all-to-explore-180953153/Bronze Sculptures of Five Extinct Birds Land in Smithsonian Gardenshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/bronze-sculptures-of-five-extinct-birds-land-in-Smithsonian-Gardens-180950366/Artist Todd McGrain memorializes species long-vanished, due to human impact on their habitats, in his "Lost Bird Project"Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:36:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/bronze-sculptures-of-five-extinct-birds-land-in-Smithsonian-Gardens-180950366/Artwork Culled From the Collections Proves That No One Will Ever Be As Fashionable As the Frenchhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/artwork-culled-collections-proves-that-no-one-will-be-fashionable-french-180949970/This collection of early 20th-century fashion plates reveal how women used their wardrobe for empowermentThu, 13 Mar 2014 14:10:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/artwork-culled-collections-proves-that-no-one-will-be-fashionable-french-180949970/