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“Best of the Decade” With African Art Curator Christine Mullen Kreamer

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Mei Xiang is Artificially Inseminated and Now the Wait Begins

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Events: More Elvis, Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph and Remembering Georgetown!

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National Park Service Unveils Plan for the National Mall

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Elvis Sightings: The King Holds Court in Washington, D.C.

January 5, 1933: Construction Begins on the Golden Gate Bridge

Artist Ray Strong piece captures the early days of the bridge’s construction

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Top 10 Things to Do at the Smithsonian in 2010

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Weekday Events: Muhammad Ali, Elvis and Video Artist John Gerrard

Artist Yinka Shonibare's Headless Man Trying to Drink sculpture alludes to the growing shortage of potable water worldwide.

What’s Up

To underscore the transitory nature of material life, Tibetan monks poured their mandala into the Potomac.

How Do Smithsonian Curators Decide What to Collect?

The Star Spangled Banner and John Glenn’s spacesuit were clearly musts. Other artifacts are less obvious

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Make a New Year’s Resolution to Get Cultured

Visit these exhibitions before they close in the new year

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A Holiday Proposal

An unlikely marriage proposal in the Museum of Natural History

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Events: Celebrate Kwanzaa, Get the Skinny on Rocket-Powered Aircraft and More!

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Creating the Smithsonian Castle in Gingerbread

What does it take to recreate this famous building with just gingerbread and frosting?

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ALERT: Smithsonian Museums Closed Today and Tomorrow

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What’s In Your CD Player This Holiday?

United States president James Knox Polk

“Best of the Decade” with Air and Space Curator Tom Crouch

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Smithsonian in the News: Diamonds at Natural History and Bubbles at the Hirshhorn

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Smithsonian Magazine’s 7th Annual Photo Contest Closes Tomorrow, December 16

The Centennial Ride to Wounded Knee, December 29, 1990. Photograph by James Cook

Photograph Captures the Centennial Ride to Wounded Knee

On December 29, 1990, photographer James Cook caught sight in the distance of more than 350 horseback riders who were recreating the ride to Wounded Knee

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