Entice these beneficial insects to linger with a butterfly garden. Horticulturist Jonathan Kavalier explains how after the jump. Continue reading Don’t let a butterfly flutter by your garden
Photographer Alfred Wertheimer had unprecedented access to the young Elvis Presley for a few months before the rising star became a supernova of American pop culture. A new exhibition at the Portrait Gallery offers a rare glimpse of those fleeting moments. Continue reading Before he was King: Elvis at 21
The prestigious annual Craft2Wear show features 36 juried exhibitors of jewelry and wearable art. Get a sneak peek on Friday, Oct. 22. Continue reading Wear your art on your sleeve
Get a free FastVax vaccine next week. You should have gotten your FastVax vaccine last week. Continue reading Don’t let the flu bug you!
A new exhibition rare letters, photographs and unpublished material at the Archives of American Art offers a glimpse into the sometimes guarded, sometimes exuberantly open private lives of gay and lesbian American artists. Continue reading Lost and Found
The mid-Atlantic region of the United States is suffering an almost biblical plague of stinkbugs seeking refuge in homes and offices. Entomologist Gary Hevel explains where they come from and what you can do about them in the video after the jump. Continue reading What’s shield-shaped and stinky and OMG all over my house?
…about the birth of three new lion cubs at the zoo today! UPDATED Oct.8. Continue reading We ain’t lion…
This month at the American History Museum, movies, music, art and discussion will commemorate the centennial of the Mexican revolution. Continue reading ¡Viva la Revolución!
The Smithsonian’s Board of Regents held their third public meeting yesterday, Sept. 20, to discuss the opportunities and challenges raised by the Institution’s unique status as a public/private partnership. View the webcast after the jump. Continue reading Opportunities and challenges in new fiscal year
A Smithsonian affiliate offers an update on ongoing efforts to help the Haitian people recover from the devastating earthquake that occurred in January. Continue reading Haiti update
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
