Sep
12
Vote now for the Autumn 2025 Windows Lock Screen
Vote now for the Autumn 2025 Windows Lock Screen. Voting ends Sunday, September 21st! Continue reading Vote now for the Autumn 2025 Windows Lock Screen
Sep
10
Behind the Butter Cow: A Look at the Renwick’s new State Fair exhibition
(Ed. note: We should note that it’s never wise to stand behind a cow, even a buttery one. Cow pies never win blue ribbons.) Continue reading Behind the Butter Cow: A Look at the Renwick’s new State Fair exhibition
Sep
10
We Need More (Air and) Space!
We Need More (Air and) Space! Continue reading We Need More (Air and) Space!
Sep
08
So, what was served for lunch at the White House*–And other pressing questions from the Secretary’s All-Staff Meeting
If you were unable to attend the Secretary’s All-Staff Meeting last week, the recording and a transcript are available here. Continue reading So, what was served for lunch at the White House*–And other pressing questions from the Secretary’s All-Staff Meeting
Aug
13
Message from the Secretary
Secretary Bunch responds to a White House letter announcing a comprehensive review of Smithsonian exhibitions, programming, and collections. Continue reading Message from the Secretary
Aug
13
Message from the Secretary
All content, programming, and curatorial decisions are made by the Smithsonian Continue reading Message from the Secretary
Aug
07
Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is stepping down
Melanie Adams will serve as interim director beginning August 26. Continue reading Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is stepping down
Jul
30
Save the Date! The 22nd annual Smithsonian Staff Picnic is October 28
Save the Date! The 22nd annual Smithsonian Staff Picnic is October 28 Continue reading Save the Date! The 22nd annual Smithsonian Staff Picnic is October 28
Jul
29
Using the natural world to help people “live deliberately”
Dr. William (Monty) Graham’s career has taken him from Walden’s Pond to the Atlantic Ocean and now to the Smithsonian’s Environmental Research Center in Maryland, where he took over as director in June. Continue reading Using the natural world to help people “live deliberately”
Jul
25
2025 Together we Thrive
More than $2.5 million in grants has been awarded to fund projects ranging from exposing little kids to nature, the link between movement and emotional wellbeing and building a robotic telescope. Continue reading 2025 Together we Thrive
