We spent the week with a song in our hearts and soul food in our stomachs. All in all, not such a bad week! Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Feb. 10 – 16, 2019
James Deutsch rides along with this SI photographer as he captures moments that make the mundane memorable. Continue reading Moments on the Metro: The Photographs of Hugh Talman
January 11, 1994. “Workers at the White House” opens as a traveling exhibition. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: January 11, 1994
Charleen Smith-Riedel shares her father’s letters from WWII and reminds us that we should re-envision and celebrate ourselves and our nation as Americans connected by our diversity, the hallmark of our national strength and a resource worthy of protection. Continue reading Thanksgiving on the Western Front
This week, Philly cops are encouraged to take a field trip and Chinese mitten crabs are strongly discouraged from doing the same. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was July 8 – July 14, 2018
July 13, 1974. The World Eskimo Olympics take place on the Mall. Some events are cancelled when organizers realize too late that it rarely snows in July in Washington, D.C. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: July 13, 1974
“Planet of the Apes” may turn out to be a documentary as we learned that capuchin monkeys have already entered the Stone Age. Keep looking over your shoulder… Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was July 1 – July 7, 2018
We dug up some old bones, prepared for a global pandemic and caught some Catalan controversy this week. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was June 24 – June 30, 2018
July 1, 1967. The very first Folklife Festival opens on the National Mall, featuring various folk. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: July 1, 1967
Amy Rogers Nazarov offers a sneak peek at this year’s festival, a beloved Washington tradition for locals and tourists alike. Continue reading Armenian, Catalan Cultures Fill Mall at This Year’s Folklife Festival
In this episode of Sidedoor, Cheech Marin is our guide to the wildly creative and ingenious world of rasquachismo—the Chicano art of working with what you've got. Continue reading Sidedoor: Cheech Marin Gets Artsy
The call for nominations is out for America's best and brightest. Continue reading 2019 Ingenuity Award Nominations
The Smithsonian Institution Docent Exchange invites ALL Smithsonian docents to attend the annual SIDE Workshop. Continue reading You’re invited! Annual Docent Workshop
We spent the week with a song in our hearts and soul food in our stomachs. All in all, not such a bad week! Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Feb. 10 – 16, 2019
February 22, 1969. The Portrait Gallery debuts an exhibition that honors the gallery's origins in the 19th-century publication “The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans.” Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: February 22, 1969
