May 15, 1981. An exhibition on the American Red Cross opens at the American History Museum. Despite the poster, the Red Cross is not a Communist organization. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: May 15, 1981
We may not judge a book by its cover but it’s tempting to judge a book collector by what they covet. Continue reading Collecting the Collectors
April 29, 1980. A traveling exhibition of oil sketches by Frederic Church arrives at its final stop at Cooper Hewitt in New York. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: April 29, 1980
This week we learned of the discovery of a “perplexing platypus crab.” As if platypusses (platypi?) aren’t perplexing enough all by themselves. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was April 21 – 27, 2019
April 28, 1988. An exhibition of the works of renowned aviation painter Robert Taylor opens at the Air and Space museum. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: April 28, 1988
April 27, 1994. “Science in American Life” opens at American History, the first exhibition to examine science in a social and cultural context. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: April 27, 1994
April 25, 1969. “The American Poster” opens at the American Art Museum. Its focus is not on blogging or Facebook, but poster art from the 1890s through the 1960s. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: April 25, 1969
What do Beyoncé, the Library of Congresss and a Dictaphone have in common? Alexander Graham Bell. Continue reading Five fascinating facts about Alexander Graham Bell that have nothing to do with the telephone
April 24, 1990. Princess Benedikte of Denmark attends the opening of an exhibition of Danish porcelain at Cooper Hewitt. This is definitely the good china you save for company. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: April 24, 1990
April 22, 1998. An exhibition on the history of sweatshops opens at American History. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: April 22, 1998
For decades, scientists with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Conservation Ecology Center and partners have traveled to Myanmar to study Asian elephants, a species threatened by poaching, habitat loss and human-elephant conflict. Continue reading Field in Focus | Saving Elephants in Myanmar (Part 3)
From exposing the secret lives of mammals to protecting native orchid growth, citizen scientists strengthen Smithsonian conservation around the world. Continue reading Citizen scientists: You don’t need a doctorate to help heal the Earth
Smithsonian Secretary David Skorton recently tweeted his gratitude to the Smithsonian's thousands of volunteers. Follow him at https://twitter.com/David Skorton Continue reading We’re all a-twitter!
We learned about efforts to make art more representative of the nation’s citizens and Trump’s efforts to make the nation more representative of … Trump. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week of May 5 – May 11, 2019
May 19, 1883. The relics of George Washington are transferred to the National Museum. Martha is not part of the deal. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: May 19, 1883
