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How the City of Mud Stays Standing: Meet the Masons of Djenné, Mali
A new exhibition at Natural History explores the ancient craft in a modern world
In Lines of Long Array, 12 Poets Reflect on the Civil War
The National Portrait Gallery commissioned 12 modern-day poets to consider the harsh realities of battles that continue to haunt
Remembering an Iconic Era Lost to Time: The Stars and Films of the Silent Pictures
Curator Amy Henderson reminds us of power and influence and glory of the celebrities that pioneered the silent film era
Seven Must-See Museums to See for Free on Museum Day Live!
Smithsonian magazine and Smithsonian.com invite readers to download a free ticket for two to visit more than 1,500 museums around the country
Before You Go See Llewyn Davis, Go Inside Dave Van Ronk
The new Coen brothers film is based in part on the life and times of real-life folk musician Dave Van Ronk, the Mayor of MacDougal Street
World’s Largest Stamp Gallery to Open in Washington, D.C.
America's most famous stamp, the Inverted Jenny, goes on permanent view for the first time in history
Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough Announces He Will Retire in 2014
The Smithsonian Institution's 12th Secretary says he'll step down next October
The Best of the Smithsonian’s Answers to #AskaCurator Tweets
The best questions and responses as pulled from Twitter
New Exhibitions at the Ocean Hall Ask What You Can Do for Your Oceans
Three new exhibitions explore humans' relationship to the ocean
The Gorgeous Shapes of Sea Butterflies
Cornelia Kavanagh's sculptures magnify tiny sea butterflies—ocean acidification's unlikely mascots—hundreds of times
Bearing Witness to the Aftermath of the Birmingham Church Bombing
On September 15, 1963, four were killed in the Ku Klux Klan bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama
Panda Watch: It’s a Girl!
The National Zoo confirmed that Mei Xiang's cub is female
Go Behind the Styles With Mad Men’s Emmy-Nominated Costume Designer
Janie Bryant talks about her design process, her upcoming reality show and Bob Benson's shorts
New Video of Mei Xiang’s Squawking Baby Panda
The National Zoo's newest addition is already keeping mom up at night
What Digitization Will Do for the Future of Museums
The Secretary discusses his new e-book about how the Smithsonian will digitize its collections and crowdsource its research
A Zoo Panda Keeper on His Trip to China and Why Mei Xiang is a Great Mom
Panda keeper Juan Rodriguez opens up about Mei Xiang's first days with her new cub, as well as a recent trip to a partner panda facility in China
This Life-Size Sculpture Gives You a Map to the Buddhist Cosmos
Get an up-close look at the Smithsonian’s stunning Buddha
New Baby: Giant Panda Gives Birth at the National Zoo!
The first cub is healthy and doing well. Mei Xiang gave birth to a second, stillborn cub on Saturday
Hear From the Real Butler of the White House, Eugene Allen
Smithsonian Folkways interviewed the man who inspired the new film starring Forest Whitaker
HUGE News From the Zoo: Three New Elephants Are Moving In
Three female Asian elephants will come to the National Zoo from the Calgary Zoo in spring of 2014
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