What do a world-famous singer and the migration patterns of Korean red-crowned cranes have in common? Ask Leslie Ureña of the National Portrait Gallery. Continue reading A few of my favorite things: Leslie Ureña
In the post-Civil War era, when many Americans were reeling from loss, a photographer claiming to capture ghosts on film enjoyed very corporeal success. Continue reading When a 19th-century ‘spirit photographer’ claimed to capture ghosts through his lens
September 21, 1978. “Facing the Light” opens at the National Portrait Gallery. The exhibition is about daguerreotypes, not near-death experiences. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: September 21, 1978
July 15,1886. Thomas Smillie becomes the first custodian of the first Section of Photographic History at the United States National Museum as well as its first photographer. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: July 15, 1896
March 16, 1888. The Smithsonian’s first photographer purchases the first daguerreotype equipment for the Institution’s first photography collection. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: March 16, 1888
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
February 2, 1980. The exhibition “We’ll Never Turn Back” features the work of photographers who documented the Civil Rights movement. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: February 2, 1980
Come for the ingenuity and stay for the scandal on this episode of Sidedoor as as we find out how Eadweard Muybridge changed the course of photographic history. Continue reading Sidedoor: Inventor, Photographer…Murderer
We took a closer look at some underappreciated women this week (aren’t they all?) and learned that for some species, size really does matter. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was April 8 – April 14, 2018
Smithsonian historian Pamela Henson describes a more pastoral National Mall. Continue reading Throw-back Thursday
August 4: Local quarantine and face covering guidance Continue reading COVID-19 Update: Local quarantine and face-covering guidance
We may not be able to load up the family truckster and hit the road this summer, but we can still experience the surprise and delight of a summer adventure. Continue reading Join me on a summer road trip
Dr Jim Zimbelman recognized for his outstanding work in planetary studies. Continue reading Thinking globally, acting locally
Author of more than 20 peer-reviewed articles and with three decades of experience at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Center, Dr. Oris Sanjur takes the the helm as Acting Director. Continue reading Oris Sanjur is the first woman to head the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Celebrate our birthday by sharing your own Smithsonian story! Continue reading Happy Birthday, Smithsonian!
The ramifications of the atomic bomb continue to reverberate 75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Continue reading ICYMI: HIghlights from the week that was August 3 – 7, 2020
