Humans aren’t the only ones who enjoy snuggling up in a winter retreat during the coldest months. Horticulturist Janet Draper shows us how to help even the garden’s tiniest inhabitants spend the winter in style. Continue reading As snug as a bug in a…posh four-star insect hotel
This week offered some insight into sharing art with those without sight and a new theory about what actually sank the Titanic. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Jan. 1 – Jan. 7, 2017
So that happened: the most popular, newsworthy and only-at-the-Smithsonian posts from an eventful year. Continue reading Carrying the Torch into a new year
With the kids on break and the relatives in town, we (and everyone else) spent the holiday week visiting museums. Oh, and don’t call our newest museum the “Blacksonian” because, well, just don’t. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Dec. 25 – Dec. 31, 2016
All we wanted the week before Christmas were some old TV sets, a two-headed turtle and preview of the Smithsonian in the Trump era. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Dec. 18 – Dec. 24, 2016
What makes a video go viral? How does someone learn to be an artist? Why do we love interesting stories? This week, we were all about the compulsion to create. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Dec. 11 – Dec. 17, 2016
Drum roll, please! The winner of the annual Smithsonian winter card contest has been announced. The winning design is a fitting symbol of the Smithsonian’s role in telling the stories of America. Continue reading Season’s Greetings!
As the darkest days of the year approach, what better time to turn our thoughts to spring and the joys of flowers and fancy poultry? Joyce Connolly leads us down the garden path to point out how the Archives of American Gardens’ newest acquisitions are bearing fruit. (Why are you groaning?) Continue reading Smithsonian Gardens harvests record crop of records from Burpee
This week, we learned that outer space may hold the key to life on earth and sadly said goodbye to the first man to venture there. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Dec. 4 – Dec. 10, 2016
Thanksgiving reminded us to be grateful for delicious food and the kindness of strangers. And while the Post’s art critic may have been lukewarm, there were plenty of other hot topics this week. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Nov. 27 – Dec. 3
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
(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
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
Melanie Adams will serve as interim director beginning August 26. Continue reading Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is stepping down
