If you’re feeling overworked and overwhelmed or just need advice on planning for retirement or kicking off a weight-loss plan, Paige K. Jones and the Office of Human Resources are here to help. Continue reading I’m stressed, depressed, and my dog hates me. Help!
The Smithsonian’s Office of Digital Transformation has launched Kaleidoscope: Patterns of Resilience, a website and multichannel tour experience highlighting stories from across the Smithsonian that explore the concept of resilience. Continue reading Introducing “Kaleidoscope: Patterns of Resilience”
The Smithsonian has awarded fellowships to 10 accomplished visual artists from an international pool of candidates as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship Program. Continue reading 2024 Artist Research Fellowships announced
Political history curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History are at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, collecting items from clothing to signs that will help tell the story of the 2024 presidential election. Continue reading ‘MAGA BLACK’ hats, clear swag bags, the first Trump/Vance signs: Highlights of what the Smithsonian is archiving from the Republican convention
How Smithsonian curators scavenge political conventions to explain the present to the future and save everything from hats to buttons to umbrellas to soap. Continue reading The Conversation: Explaining the present to the future
A new Smithsonian paper posits that Swainson’s warblers have tornadoes to thank for ideal habitats. Continue reading Tiny Tornado Chasers: Why Rare Songbirds Rely on Destructive Winds
John Grant has been searching for evidence that life may have once existed on Mars since he was 16 years old. Continue reading A Smithsonian scientist’s decades-long search for life on Mars
The first female curator in the National Museum of Natural History Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Dr. Pettibone described 172 species and fought for the recognition of women in science. Continue reading Dr. Marian Pettibone Discovered and Described New Forms of Oceanic Life
The time has finally come: participants have arrived from across the United States and nine other nations, and we invite you to meet them at the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival! Continue reading Your Guide to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Our ability to look out into space is such a fundamental part of the human experience. Continue reading Kirsten Hall contemplates our role on Earth amidst the cosmos
Celebrate the return of the Giant Pandas to the National Zoo with new gear, Orders close March 7. Continue reading Show your panda pride with new biking, running and athletic gear!
Change is inherently challenging; rapid change is even more difficult. Continue reading Thank you for your commitment
Because he finally could (without being run over) thanks to the pioneering work of the Zoo's Fernanda Abra. Continue reading Why did the monkey cross the road?
Brachman brings 20 years of experience on Capitol Hill and in the private sector to her new role. Continue reading Anne Brachman named new director of the Office of Government Relations
Calling all history lovers: we need your feedback! Will you take a few minutes to help the National Museum of American History provide better access to their collections? Continue reading American History Needs Your Feedback!
