UPDATE:The country’s most prestigious juried craft show begins April 14. It will go on as scheduled regardless of a government shutdown. Continue reading Get a sneak peak at the annual Craft Show
Thousands lost their lives and hundreds of thousands their homes in the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Take a look at what may be the first color photos of the aftermath. Continue reading Rare images of San Francisco earthquake discovered
A new exhibition at the Portrait Gallery tells the hidden stories behind portraits held in private collections–many never before seen in public. Continue reading Capital Portraits: Treasures from Washington Private Collections
What does it mean to be human? Paleoanthropologist Briana Pobiner explains how we got to be who we are today. Continue reading Meet Our Scientist: Briana Pobiner, Dietary Detective
Dr. Liz Cottrell, head of the Global Vulcanism program at the National Museum of Natural History, explains the mechanics of the massive March 11 earthquake in Japan. Continue reading When the earth moves
Help the Zoo name its new baby anteater. Will he be Fausto? Demetrio? Valerio? Continue reading Our vote is for Ant’ny
Thomas Jefferson famously created his own Age of Enlightenment version of the New Testament. The precious volume, now undergoing extensive conservation, offers insight into the religious beliefs of the writer of the Declaration of Independence. Continue reading “I, too, have made a wee little book.”
Don’t miss a rare opportunity to hear the stories of the brave women who fought for civil rights as members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Continue reading Hands on the Freedom Plow
Thousands of enormous Burmese pythons have invaded the Florida Everglades and scientists have confirmed they are a threat to native birds–including endangered species. (Herptophobes continue at your own risk.) Continue reading Snakes in the ‘Glades!
Groundbreaking performance artist Marina Abramović will present this year’s Demetrion lecture at the Hirshhorn. Continue reading Art as performance, performance as art
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
