This is a sampling of approximately 4,050 media clips covering the Smithsonian the week of Feb. 28 – Mar. 4, 2022. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week of February 28 – March 4, 2022
The moment Monique M. Chism stumbled across the online posting for the Smithsonian job she would eventually accept, “it felt like the sun was shining on me,” as she puts it. “The position sounded like the absolute right mix of my passion and my professional experience balled up into one opportunity.” Continue reading Monique Chism: Activating change by addressing difficult topics in new ways
With its plentiful natural resources and proximity to shipping routes, the small town of Richmond, Indiana, made perfect sense as the chosen location for a late-19th-century piano company. As the crucible of early American jazz, blues and country recordings, though, it’s far more improbable. Continue reading A Walk to Remember: Indiana’s Place as the Crucible of American Music
This is a sampling of approximately 4,340 media clips covering the Smithsonian the week of Feb. 21 – 25, 2022. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week of Feb. 21 – Feb. 25, 2022
Smith takes a deep dive into her past, her passions and her plans for the future of the National Zoo. Continue reading Inside the National Zoo with Director Brandie Smith
Before here was here, Raven was a white bird, and the world was in darkness… Continue reading Raven and the Box of Daylight
Elizabeth Meaders’ acquisitions include sports memorabilia, civil rights posters, military paraphernalia and art. Continue reading Why a Schoolteacher Spent 70 Years Collecting Thousands of Black History Artifacts
This is a sampling of approximately 3,900 media clips covering the Smithsonian the week of Feb. 14 – 18, 2022. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week of Feb. 14 – 18, 2022
Amanda Jones of SI Civil provides a place for employees to feel respected and heard. Continue reading Seeking civility in an incivil world
This is a sampling of approximately 4,600 media clips covering the Smithsonian the week of Feb. 4 – 11, 2022. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week of Feb. 4 – Feb 11, 2022
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
