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Mrs. Trump's Inaugural Gown is at the Smithsonian

Mrs. Trump, who confesses a passion for design, had a precise idea of what she wanted to wear on that historic evening

Korean Fried Chicken, a Transnational Comfort Food

A new Smithsonian Folklife Project, Forklife, traces the journeys of immigrant food traditions taking root in the United States

You've Never Tasted "Street Food" Like This

For its grand reopening, a hub of Asian-American culture serves up a culinary wonderland

Turning a Museum into a Movie Screen

To mark the reopening of the Freer Gallery, the façade of the newly renovated museum made its cinematic debut

When Activists Tried to Levitate the Pentagon

The March on the Pentagon to end the Vietnam War began a turning point in public opinion, but some in the crowd were hoping for a miracle

In Mini Crime Scenes, Home is Where the Corpse Is

Frances Glessner Lee's ‘Nutshell Studies’ exemplify the intersection of forensic science and craft

The Shocking World of Electric Fishes

Fish like eels use electricity to navigate their worlds

Mrs. Trump's Inaugural Gown is at the Smithsonian — Mrs. Trump's Inaugural Gown is at the Smithsonian

Mrs. Trump, who confesses a passion for design, had a precise idea of what she wanted to wear on that historic evening

Korean Fried Chicken, a Transnational Comfort Food — Korean Fried Chicken, a Transnational Comfort Food

A new Smithsonian Folklife Project, Forklife, traces the journeys of immigrant food traditions taking root in the United States

You've Never Tasted "Street Food" Like This — You've Never Tasted "Street Food" Like This

For its grand reopening, a hub of Asian-American culture serves up a culinary wonderland

Turning a Museum into a Movie Screen — Turning a Museum into a Movie Screen

To mark the reopening of the Freer Gallery, the façade of the newly renovated museum made its cinematic debut

When Activists Tried to Levitate the Pentagon — When Activists Tried to Levitate the Pentagon

The March on the Pentagon to end the Vietnam War began a turning point in public opinion, but some in the crowd were hoping for a miracle

In Mini Crime Scenes, Home is Where the Corpse Is — In Mini Crime Scenes, Home is Where the Corpse Is

Frances Glessner Lee's ‘Nutshell Studies’ exemplify the intersection of forensic science and craft

The Shocking World of Electric Fishes — The Shocking World of Electric Fishes

Fish like eels use electricity to navigate their worlds

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