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
The call for nominations is out for America’s best and brightest. Continue reading 2019 Ingenuity Award Nominations
In addition to news of a new gallery, a crumbling castle and the rewards of ingenuity, Moko offers a timely reminder to get your flu shot. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Dec. 2 – Dec. 8, 2018
Here are eleven titles that intrigued and thrilled Smithsonian’s knowledge seekers this year. Continue reading Smithsonian Scholars Pick Their Favorite Books of 2018
Art museums are offering special tours for the visually impaired but are some exhibits becoming a little too personal? Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Nov. 25 – Dec. 1, 2018
In the season of pumpkin spice everything, we paused for a bittersweet farewell to Matthew Shepard. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Oct. 20 – Oct. 27, 2018
The fears and phantoms of All Hallow’s Eve—when the dead are said to walk the earth—are forgotten with the dawn of the Day of the Dead on Nov. 1. Continue reading Gone but never forgotten: Celebrating the Day of the Dead
Can a robot experience art? Can a white curator interpret black culture? Can real science find a new audience? You tell us. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Sept. 23 – Sept. 29, 2018
The Smithsonian recently unveiled a bold new action plan, grounded in unity and outreach, that aims to touch the lives of a billion people each year. Smithsonian magazine’s Ryan P. Smith reports on the “The Short Conversation.” Continue reading A “Short Conversation” about some long-term and far-reaching goals for the Smithsonian
In a one-of-a-kind illusion created especially for the Flag Day, David Copperfield attempted to “find the missing 15th star" on the Star-Spangled Banner. (No actual historic artifacts were harmed in the making of this video.) Continue reading A magical Flag Day celebration at American History
In this interview with Steve Inskeep for NPR's "Morning Edition," Lonnie Bunch III describes his dedication to telling a fuller, rounder and more complex narrative of American history. Continue reading “I feel the weight of history”
Sarah Grady was waiting tables and deciding what to do with her new anthropology degree when a restaurant customer told her about the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s Archaeology Lab. The rest, as they say, is history. Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Sarah Grady, Explorer of Past and Future Landscapes
It was a busy week in Smithsonian news with lots to celebrate. But this is Washington, after all, so there were plenty of complaints, too. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was June 9 – June 14, 2019
June 17, 1978. Did you know that the Smithsonian once had a Motion Picture Unit? Won some awards, too. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: June 17, 1978
