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First Gay Pride March Organizer Makes Donation

Following the 1969 Stonewall Raid, Segal built a life around protest and the quest for equal rights for minority groups

Silhouettes Capture all Walks of Life

A new show, featuring the paper cutouts, reveals unheralded early Americans, as well as contemporary artists working with this old art form

How Land Birds Survived the Dino-Killing Asteroid

Forest cover was crucial to avian evolution, a new study on the mass extinction event asserts

What Makes Hamilton's Design So Versatile?

Renowned designer David Korins dishes about the new Hamilton exhibition, precision and metaphor on stage and how the turntables almost didn’t happen

First Treaty Between the U.S. and a Native People

The Treaty With the Delawares, signed in 1778, has arrived at the National Museum of the American Indian

The Botanical Wonderland Inside Rare Books

The Smithsonian’s librarian and antiquarian Leslie Overstreet time travels, sharing centuries of horticultural splendors

Exquisite Art from the Swahili Coast Port Cities

At the Smithsonian’s African Art Museum, international influences commingle to create a farrago of artisanal splendors

Hamilton-Burr Dueling Pistols Are Coming to D.C.

Don’t throw away your shot to see these infamous flintlocks, and an incredible assortment of other Hamilton memorabilia, at the National Postal Museum

First Gay Pride March Organizer Makes Donation — First Gay Pride March Organizer Makes Donation

Following the 1969 Stonewall Raid, Segal built a life around protest and the quest for equal rights for minority groups

Silhouettes Capture all Walks of Life — Silhouettes Capture all Walks of Life

A new show, featuring the paper cutouts, reveals unheralded early Americans, as well as contemporary artists working with this old art form

How Land Birds Survived the Dino-Killing Asteroid — How Land Birds Survived the Dino-Killing Asteroid

Forest cover was crucial to avian evolution, a new study on the mass extinction event asserts

Designer David Korins On New Hamilton Exhibition — Designer David Korins On New Hamilton Exhibition

The renowned designer dishes about the new Hamilton exhibition, precision and metaphor on stage and how the turntables almost didn’t happen

First Treaty Between the U.S. and a Native People — First Treaty Between the U.S. and a Native People

The Treaty With the Delawares, signed in 1778, has arrived at the National Museum of the American Indian

The Botanical Wonderland Inside Rare Books — The Botanical Wonderland Inside Rare Books

The Smithsonian’s librarian and antiquarian Leslie Overstreet time travels, sharing centuries of horticultural splendors

Exquisite Art from the Swahili Coast Port Cities — Exquisite Art from the Swahili Coast Port Cities

At the Smithsonian’s African Art Museum, international influences commingle to create a farrago of artisanal splendors

Hamilton-Burr Dueling Pistols Are Coming to D.C. — Hamilton-Burr Dueling Pistols Are Coming to D.C.

Don’t throw away your shot to see these infamous flintlocks, and an incredible assortment of other Hamilton memorabilia, at the National Postal Museum

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New Exhibitions: Hamilton and Burr's Dueling Pistols, Neighborhoods and Gentrification at the Anacostia Community Museum, Do Ho Suh at Smithsonian American Art and Other Shows at the Smithsonian »

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