Museums

Destination: Cruising through the Archives

Mimi Minnick

June 2001

Smithson's Best Bet

Lawrence M. Small

March 2001

Destination: Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Taking a short "Smithsonian Journey" through the museums' amazing collections

Smithsonian magazine

March 1, 2001

An Oasis of Art

Long Island City's best-kept secret, the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum offers a rare insight into the sculptor's work

Bennett Schiff

January 1, 2001

The Liveliest Museum

Lawrence M. Small

December 2000

Backstage at the Museum

Behind the scenes, an expert unites teams and budgets, treasures and cases--reality and dreams

Michael Kernan

March 1998

Museums and Marketing

As philanthropy ebbs, the Smithsonian Council advises prudence in our search for corporate sponsorship

I. Michael Heyman

January 1, 1998

In Praise of Shadows

Artfully balancing them is just one of the tricky tasks faced by designers of museum lighting

Bruce Hathaway

September 1997

An Art Museum That Can Go Wherever the Railroads Run

It started in 1971 in Michigan; now, Artrain is on a three-year nationwide tour, bringing an exhibition from the Smithsonian to 100 towns

Constance Bond

August 1996

A New Vision for a Museum on the Mall

Architect Douglas Cardinal hopes to realize his plan for making the National Museum of the American Indian into a Washington landmark

Jon Krakauer

May 1996

Fabergé's Labor of Love: A Case of Cherchez la Femme

After a spectacular collection was given to a Paris museum, the story emerged of how a princess kept the flame of love burning

Constance Bond

March 1996

If You Can't Bear to Part With It, Open a New Museum

Because the chances are, if you love your Mario Lanza albums or your old skate key, there are others who feel the same way

Constance Bond

April 1995

Believe It or Not, Rip Was Almost as Odd as His Items

Incredible! Incomparable! Robert L. Ripley, who won fame and fortune by celebrating the outlandish, was himself a prime example

Donald Dale Jackson

January 1995