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The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Changed American Music

The season finale of Sidedoor tells the story of an indigenous Hawaiian instrument with a familiar sound and unexpected influences

A Smithsonian Year of Music

A special report pulling together our coverage of music within the Smithsonian collections and around the world

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In partnership with Wondery's American Innovations, we celebrate the many contributions of women inventors throughout U.S. history

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Why Julie Packard Wished for Fishes

National Portrait Gallery unveils a painting honoring the renowned ocean conservationist and director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium

When T. C. Cannon Changed Native Art

In the 1960s, a group of young art students upended tradition and vowed to show their real life instead

The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Changed American Music — The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Changed American Music

The season finale of Sidedoor tells the story of an indigenous Hawaiian instrument with a familiar sound and unexpected influences

A Smithsonian Year of Music — A Smithsonian Year of Music

A special report pulling together our coverage of music within the Smithsonian collections and around the world

Ingenious Women: Inventors Who Changed the World — Ingenious Women: Inventors Who Changed the World

In partnership with Wondery's American Innovations, we celebrate the many contributions of women inventors throughout U.S. history

The Reservation in Downtown Palm Springs — The Reservation in Downtown Palm Springs

The one-mile square area, known as Section 14, competes for sovereignty with the wealthy in Southern California

Why Julie Packard Wished for Fishes — Why Julie Packard Wished for Fishes

National Portrait Gallery unveils a painting honoring the renowned ocean conservationist and director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium

When T. C. Cannon Changed Native Art — When T. C. Cannon Changed Native Art

In the 1960s, a group of young art students upended tradition and vowed to show their real life instead

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