Men and women in the military are often deployed along with their families, whose children attend Department of Defense schools on military bases around the world. Amy Kehs reports on how the American Art Museum is bringing the Smithsonian to kids who may never have set foot in the U.S. Continue reading It’s not just soldiers who are deployed overseas
Did you know we saw the very first ever image of a black hole this week? No? Well there was other news, so come out from under your rock! Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was April 7 – April 13, 2019
If 1.5 million people come to Washington to see the cherry blossoms, and each of them has to go to the bathroom at least once, how many miles of toilet paper do Smithsonian museums go through each day? (Show your work.) Continue reading Spring is here and the tourists are in full bloom
The annual celebration of Cherokee culture and history is over, but you can still enjoy some of the highlights and plan for next year. Continue reading “Cherokee Days” at NMAI should have lasted at least a week!
If you need someone to mow your lawn, you put a notice on the bulletin board at the grocery store, If you need an accountant or a web designer, you put an ad on Monster.com or hire a headhunter. But how do you go about finding someone with the skills to be Secretary of the Smithsonian? Continue reading Help wanted: Leader of the largest museum, education and research complex in the world
If you’re one of those who enjoys hamming it up, do we have an opportunity for you! (And no, it’s not an amateur production of “HAMilton.” Continue reading Calling all radio operators: Station NN3SI is back on the air
How did a soft yellow metal, useless for tools or weapons, become the foundation of dynasties that lasted for centuries? Continue reading Sidedoor: Good as Gold
Women were in the news this week: Women’s suffrage, a women’s museum, and a Revolutionary War hero who may have been (or may not have been) a woman. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was March 31 – April 6, 2019
Eighty years ago today, Marian Anderson made history on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. And she looked fabulous when she did it. Continue reading It wasn’t only Marian Anderson’s voice that dazzled the crowd in 1939
From home brew to near beer to Miller Lite to Voodoo Doughnut Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Ale, our beer has always reflected American tastes and trends–with a little bit of politics thrown in. Continue reading The history of beer is also the history of America
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
