Kirk Johnson of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science will become the new director of the Natural History Museum Oct. 29. Continue reading Kirk Johnson named director of the National Museum of Natural History
Let the games begin! Just in time for the Olympics, the world’s fastest land animals get a chance to stretch their legs. UPDATED Continue reading Cheetah cubs make their debut at the Zoo
What do insects, meteorites and military aircraft have in common? They will serve as inspiration to the visual artists who have won research fellowships at the Smithsonian. Continue reading Fifteen international artists awarded Research Fellowships
Catch up on colleagues, kudos and recent news. Continue reading Highlights from the Summer All-Staff meeting, July 12, 2012
A new mobile app from Google Maps answers the age-old question of Smithsonian visitors: “Where the heck am I?” Continue reading Smithsonian museums now mapped from the inside out
Dutch artist Jeoren Eisinga is engulfed by a quarter-million bees in a film as haunting as it is harrowing. Continue reading The Hirshhorn creates a lot of buzz with new “Black Box” film
Find out how everyone in the art world is only six degrees of separation from Peggy (NOT Kevin) Bacon. Continue reading “Six Degrees of Peggy Bacon”
Bumped, bruised, drenched, pooped on, stung, pinched, parched and sweaty, an intrepid team from the Zoo seeks out the elusive hellbender. Continue reading Hellbent on hellbendering
Mars Day! is July 13. Out-geek your friends and impress your coworkers with your superior knowledge of the Red Planet. Continue reading Satisfy your “Curiosity” about Mars
The 2012 Festival opens today with three programs centered around the common bonds of community. Continue reading Join the community of creativity at the 2012 Folklife Festival
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
