Communities
Texas Artists Are Taking Over—and Transforming—a Former KKK Building
Those once terrorized by the Klan will decide on the center's events and programming
Why This American Girl Doll Inspires Environmental Activism
The story of Evette Peters is bolstered by the Anacostia Community Museum's research into Washington D.C.'s local neighborhoods and urban waterways
The Veterinarian Brings His Healing Presence to Pets of the Unhoused
Kwane Stewart discovers the little-known world of generosity and love
How Memphis Created the Nation's Most Innovative Public Library
You can play the ukulele, learn photography or record a song in a top-flight studio. You can also check out a book
In a City Flush With Power and Wealth, D.C.'s Ward 8 Faces Food Inequity
Eleven percent of U.S. households experience hunger; an expansive, new exhibition focuses how a local community manages this national problem
Reaching Out to Those Behind Bars
Learn how the Anacostia Community Museum redesigned its acclaimed exhibition "Men of Change" as a digital offering for incarcerated audiences
Photographs Salvaged From Hurricane Katrina Recall Life in New Orleans
Making art out of disaster, two photographers reexamine these affectionate portraits of life in the Crescent City
The Strange Beauty at the Edge of the Everglades
Chronicling the historic struggles of the Florida farming community known as Belle Glade
What If Humans and Artificial Intelligence Teamed Up to Build Better Communities?
Smithsonian’s 'Futures' exhibition team and Autodesk announce groundbreaking interactive experience to showcase a bold new problem-solving philosophy
The Unrealized Promise of Oklahoma
How the push for statehood led a beacon of racial progress to oppression and violence
In a Covid-Affected Washington, D.C. Neighborhood, Black History Is Reinterpreted on a City Block
A powerful outdoor exhibition amplifies a message of "pride, tenacity and possibility"
Florida Archaeologists Find 29 Unmarked Graves at Site of Razed Black Cemetery
Authorities moved the historically African American burial ground to make way for a high school and city pool in the 1950s
The Rise and Fall of America's Lesbian Bars
Only 15 nightlife spaces dedicated to queer and gay women remain in the United States
A Street-Wise Philosopher Explains What It Means to Be Homeless Amid the Pandemic
Smithsonian Folklorist James Deutsch interviews the Washington D.C. man, "Alexander the Grate," about living in the "interstices of the infrastructure"
A Washington, D.C. Couple Shares How the Pandemic Complicates Homelessness
Smithsonian curator James Deutsch speaks with the Metcalfs, who have long lived on the streets
In This Historical Moment, Here’s How to Collect Your Thoughts
The Anacostia Community Museum wants your story for its new archive #Moments of Resilience
The History of D.C.'s Epic and Unfinished Struggle for Statehood and Self-Governance
Control of the federal city was long dictated by Congress until residents took a stand beginning in the 1960s
How Oral History Projects Are Being Stymied by COVID-19
As the current pandemic ravages minority communities, historians are scrambling to continue work that preserves cultural heritage
Fifty Years Ago, Fed Up With the City’s Neglect, a San Diego Community Rose Up to Create Chicano Park
Making Tierra Mía, says the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, proved transformative in giving voice to the people
Fifty Years Ago, the Idea of a Museum for the People Came of Age
A Smithsonian symposium asked experts to weigh in on the strength of the community museum and chart its way forward
