Calling all history lovers: we need your feedback! Will you take a few minutes to help the National Museum of American History provide better access to their collections? Continue reading American History Needs Your Feedback!
It’s not every day we get the opportunity to have an exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) right in our own backyard. That’s why you’re invited to visit The Negro Motorist Green Book currently on view at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (MLK). This is a rare chance to explore the reality… Continue reading Last Chance to see “The Negro Motorist Green Book” from SITES
Even before it has a home on the Mall, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is sharing stories of overlooked pioneers Continue reading The Unsung Heroines of American History
Few Americans remember the 1957 pandemic – the one that sputtered out before it did real damage. Yet that event left a lasting legacy in how public health experts think about and plan for future outbreaks. Continue reading The US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck – with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?
Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the enslaved people who revolted on the slave ship Amistad in 1839. The verdict in their trial became a landmark case for litigating the illegal slave trade, which continued to expand over the next two decades until finally ending in the 1860s. Continue reading “They light the darkness”
The Bennu asteroid has revealed its secrets its secrets to scientists −and clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded. Continue reading Have we found the building blocks of life on Earth?
The exhibition Sightlines: Chinatown and Beyond highlights the imprint of Asian Americans on the physical and cultural terrain of Washington, D.C. Matt Kaufax of WTOP News recently visited this important new exhibition from the Asian Pacific American Center. Continue reading Adding insight to “Sightlines”
Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao’s public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Jan. 24, generated a bit of local interest.
(Ed. note: If you’re excited by the return of Panda Cam, wait until you hear about the M&Ms.) Continue reading Giant Pandas debut at the Zoo
Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already be hurting animals that are grazers. (It’s not as if bamboo is a nutritious superfood to begin with.) Continue reading The Conversation: Climate change is making plants less nutritious
Deadline for submission is February 7 Continue reading Nominations are now open: 2025 Smithsonian Education Awards
Celebrate the return of the Giant Pandas to the National Zoo with new gear, Orders close March 7. Continue reading Show your panda pride with new biking, running and athletic gear!
Change is inherently challenging; rapid change is even more difficult. Continue reading Thank you for your commitment
Because he finally could (without being run over) thanks to the pioneering work of the Zoo's Fernanda Abra. Continue reading Why did the monkey cross the road?
Brachman brings 20 years of experience on Capitol Hill and in the private sector to her new role. Continue reading Anne Brachman named new director of the Office of Government Relations
Calling all history lovers: we need your feedback! Will you take a few minutes to help the National Museum of American History provide better access to their collections? Continue reading American History Needs Your Feedback!
