Smithsonian
Events June 25-27: Electrical Inventions, Revolutionary Knowledge and Butterfly Gardens
This weekend, take a glimpse into Nikola Tesla's life, sharpen your knowledge on revolutionary figures and tour the Butterfly Garden
4 Tips for Inventing the Next Great Skateboarding Trick, Courtesy of Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen
The skateboarding legends will be at the American History Museum this weekend to talk about innovation in their sport
A Visit to the Lunder Conservation Center Art Doctor
The pros at the Lunder Conservation Center offer helpful advice for collectors, including our own Jesse Rhodes
Events June 21-23: Meet Choctaw Princesses, Skate Like the Pros and Unplug with Vandaveer
Experience the culture of the Choctaw people, learn about innovations in skateboarding and get in touch with your folksier side with Vandaveer
Hanging Out with Elvis in Fort Worth
Hitting the road this month, curator Amy Henderson follows her show "Elvis at 21" to Texas
How to Build a Greenland Kayak from Scratch
A Smithsonian builder takes on the challenge of crafting a kayak following a 4,000-year-old tradition
Events June 18-20: Native American Dolls, Animal Feedings and “Cujo”
This weekend, learn about Native American dolls, witness animal feedings at the National Zoo and watch canine horror flick "Cujo"
Unlock the Science and Ethics of the Human Genome in a New Exhibit at the Natural History Museum
The new exhibition celebrated 60 years of genetic research and makes it accessible to large audiences
How One New York City Studio and the Brothers Behind It Helped Popularize the Daguerreotype
Two brothers and their sister built an early photography empire alongside Mathew Brady but watched in crumble in tragedy
Events June 14-16: Free Drawing, an Aircraft Show and Signing About Art
This weekend, learn how to draw, see 50 vintage, military and recreational planes and discover art in American sign language
March on Washington Artifacts from the Smithsonian Collections
A trove of documents, buttons and other memorable tokens carry the memory of the most historic day in the civil rights movement
Happy King Kamehameha Day!
Celebrated in Hawaii and in D.C., June 11 honors the unification of the Hawaiian islands
Events June 11-13: Waste-to-energy, Teenage History Stars and the World’s Best Nature Photos
This week, learn about an alternative way to save energy, see the work of National History Day contestants and see nature like you've never seen it before
What’s Working When It Comes to the Ocean?
On World Oceans Day, scientist Nancy Knowlton reflects on the health of our seas
Swimming Champion and Actress Esther Williams Dies, Her Legacy Lives on at the Smithsonian
A 2008 donation to the National Museum of American History of the glamorous star's enormous scrapbooks are filled with mementos of her career
Events June 7-9: A Chinese Action Film, Craft Day and Central American Pottery
This weekend, solve a 1920s Shanghai mystery, learn to make crafts from the experts and discover Central America's past through its ceramics
Architect James Wines Talks Putting a Chapel in a Denny’s and Making Art from Garbage
The outsider architect-artist has finally wooed the establishment, winning the Copper-Hewitt's Lifetime Achievement Award, but he's still mixing things up
Behind the Smithsonian: The Folklife Archives
You never know what you will find amidst the 50,000 recordings in the Smithsonian’s folk music collection
Poetry Matters: A Lifelong Conversation in Letters and Verse
For Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop, a friendship between two poets left a beautiful written record
Events June 4-6: The Middle Passage, the Battle of Vicksburg and Whales
This week, hear stories of the slave trade, learn about one of the Civil War's most pivotal battles and discover Smithsonian's whale collection
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