Men and women in the military are often deployed along with their families, whose children attend Department of Defense schools on military bases around the world. Amy Kehs reports on how the American Art Museum is bringing the Smithsonian to kids who may never have set foot in the U.S. Continue reading It’s not just soldiers who are deployed overseas
If 1.5 million people come to Washington to see the cherry blossoms, and each of them has to go to the bathroom at least once, how many miles of toilet paper do Smithsonian museums go through each day? (Show your work.) Continue reading Spring is here and the tourists are in full bloom
The annual celebration of Cherokee culture and history is over, but you can still enjoy some of the highlights and plan for next year. Continue reading “Cherokee Days” at NMAI should have lasted at least a week!
If you need someone to mow your lawn, you put a notice on the bulletin board at the grocery store, If you need an accountant or a web designer, you put an ad on Monster.com or hire a headhunter. But how do you go about finding someone with the skills to be Secretary of the Smithsonian? Continue reading Help wanted: Leader of the largest museum, education and research complex in the world
If you’re one of those who enjoys hamming it up, do we have an opportunity for you! (And no, it’s not an amateur production of “HAMilton.” Continue reading Calling all radio operators: Station NN3SI is back on the air
How did a soft yellow metal, useless for tools or weapons, become the foundation of dynasties that lasted for centuries? Continue reading Sidedoor: Good as Gold
CfA scientists have achieved what was thought to be impossible–the first image of a black hole. Continue reading Seeing the unseeable
Eighty years ago today, Marian Anderson made history on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. And she looked fabulous when she did it. Continue reading It wasn’t only Marian Anderson’s voice that dazzled the crowd in 1939
From home brew to near beer to Miller Lite to Voodoo Doughnut Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Ale, our beer has always reflected American tastes and trends–with a little bit of politics thrown in. Continue reading The history of beer is also the history of America
A newly discovered photograph of Harriet Tubman shows the face of a fierce and fearless American hero. Continue reading Because of HerStory: A lost treasure
Smithsonian scientists and partners are playing matchmakers for corals. Continue reading Earth Optimism: Coral Conservation Breakthrough
Dr. Skorton takes us behind the scenes to meet some of the amazing Smithsonian women who are working to tell the stories of all American women. Continue reading Behind the Scenes of the American Women’s History Initiative
OVS welcomed staff and volunteers to an Open House March 28 in the Castle Library where guests had a chance to meet and mingle. Continue reading OVS Open House
Did you know we saw the very first ever image of a black hole this week? No? Well there was other news, so come out from under your rock! Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was April 7 – April 13, 2019
April 21, 1981. The new Great Ape House opens at the Zoo. The animals are housed behind a glass barrier to protect them from the not-so-great apes. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: April 21, 1981
