Articles tagged as Museums | Smithsonian Magazine

Eunuchs apply make-up before Raksha Bandhan festival celebrations in a red light area in Mumbai, India, August 17, 2016

New Project Pairs Modern News Photos with Old Masters

“Recognition,” winner of Tate’s IK Prize, uses machine learning to match artwork with images coming from the 24/7 news cycle

September 2, 2016

That's not an art forger—it's a copyist.

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What’s With the People With Easels in Art Museums?

Inside the longest-running program at the MET

September 2, 2016

Curators were ready to evacuate the Hearst Estate, now a state park and museum full of priceless art, furniture and history

August 25, 2016

In addition to photos, teddy bears are also on display.

This Is What 3,000 Photos of Teddy Bears Look Like

An exhibition at The New Museum takes collection obsession to an over-the-top (but adorable) extreme

August 25, 2016

Jackson Pollock
Blue poles, 1952
Enamel and aluminium paint with glass on canvas, 212.1 x 488.9 cm
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

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Why London’s New Abstract Expressionism Show Is a Big Deal

It’s a survey of luminaries from Pollock to De Kooning

August 23, 2016

These Five Museums Put the “Culture” in “Agriculture”

It’s a lot more than just “tractor art”

August 22, 2016

One of Johnny Cash's last cars, whose design was inspired by the song "One Piece at a Time."

American South

Explore Johnny Cash’s Tennessee Ranch-Turned Museum

Complete with a car built “one piece at a time”

August 22, 2016

Including it's current dirt and plaster packing, the skull weighs roughly 2,500 pounds.

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Rare Complete T. Rex Skull Found in Montana

The “Tufts-Love skull” will be cleaned and put on display at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

August 19, 2016

The History of the American West Gets a Much-Needed Rewrite

Artists, historians and filmmakers alike have been guilty of creating a mythologized version of the U.S. expansion to the west

August 16, 2016

Interior of the Crystal Palace peep show, 1851

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This Museum’s Giant Collection of Paper Peepshows Offers a Pinhole into the Past

The art pieces were created during the 19th and earth 20th centuries to celebrate coronations, world events and illustrate children’s stories

August 8, 2016

The lone Lorax tree in Scripps Park, La Jolla.

Visit the Original Lorax Tree in Dr. Seuss’s San Diego

Check out these Seuss-related sites in Theodore Geisel’s adopted hometown

August 5, 2016

"The Brooding Woman," by Paul Gauguin, was one of the paintings stolen at gunpoint from the Worcester Art Museum in 1972.

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The First Armed Art Heist in History Is Being Made Into a Movie

But Ocean’s 11, this isn’t

August 3, 2016

Director Guillermo del Toro Shares the Monsters in His Closet With the Public

The filmmaker talks about artifacts from his collection that are featured in the LACMA’s new exhibition, At Home with Monsters

August 1, 2016

One of the Forest of Stone Steles Museum's famous cats.

The furry family is famous on the internet

July 29, 2016

Dive into a Pool of Sprinkles at the Museum of Ice Cream in New York

Grab your spoons—this delicious popup will melt in a month

July 28, 2016

The Secret Meaning of Food in Art

Discover 17th-century drinking games and coded political messages in this unique food tour of the Metropolitan Museum’s art collection

July 26, 2016

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This App Puts a Museum in Your Phone

Get out and get some culture with a newly released app that gives art a smart spin

July 25, 2016

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Museum Unveils Henry VIII’s Flagship

The Mary Rose sank almost 500 years ago, but following more than 30 years of restoration, the remains of the warship are open to the public

July 21, 2016

There’s a new attempt to return the Parthenon marbles to Greece

July 13, 2016

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This Exhibit Captures the Magic of Being a Kid

The Metropolitan Museum of Art peeks into the idealized lives of kids past

July 11, 2016