Oct
06
It’s a boy!
Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s giant panda cub Is male. Continue reading It’s a boy!
Oct
05
How a little Green Book helped drive travelers to Black businesses
Not long ago, the simple pleasure of a family drive was hardly carefree for Black Americans. Finding lodging, restaurants, even gas stations that would serve Black people was challenging and required careful planning. Continue reading How a little Green Book helped drive travelers to Black businesses
Oct
02
Stories from Main Street: How we Grow
Episode three of the Museums on Main Street podcast digs into the ways water contributes to almost everything needed for growth and survival. Continue reading Stories from Main Street: How we Grow
Oct
01
Building the boat as we float it: A new era for the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival
Digital Spanish-language programs among the offerings that take the Festival far beyond the Mall. Continue reading Building the boat as we float it: A new era for the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival
Sep
30
Poet, author, and editor Kevin Young will be the new director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Young is currently the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research division of the New York Public Library. Continue reading Poet, author, and editor Kevin Young will be the new director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Sep
29
ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Sept. 21 – Sept. 25, 2020
Museums struggle to find funding as they reopen to the public. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Sept. 21 – Sept. 25, 2020
Sep
29
Taking the Smithsonian’s mission out of the museums and into the community
The Office of Protection Services is dedicated to service, as part of the Smithsonian and part of the community. Continue reading Taking the Smithsonian’s mission out of the museums and into the community
Sep
28
#BecauseOfHerStory: Healoha Johnston
Curator Healoha Johnston connects Asian Pacific American history to our present Continue reading #BecauseOfHerStory: Healoha Johnston
Sep
25
Real stories from real people: Work and the Water
Episode 2 of Stories from Main Street, “Work and the Water,” navigates stories of the wide range of livelihoods that exist for the water and because of it. Continue reading Real stories from real people: Work and the Water
Sep
23
ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Sept. 14 – 18, 2020
The American History Museum reopens to the public, just in time to defend American history from efforts to rewrite it. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Sept. 14 – 18, 2020
