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
Smithsonian scientists and partners are playing matchmakers for corals. Continue reading Earth Optimism: Coral Conservation Breakthrough
Dr. Skorton takes us behind the scenes to meet some of the amazing Smithsonian women who are working to tell the stories of all American women. Continue reading Behind the Scenes of the American Women’s History Initiative
OVS welcomed staff and volunteers to an Open House March 28 in the Castle Library where guests had a chance to meet and mingle. Continue reading OVS Open House
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
April 21, 1981. The new Great Ape House opens at the Zoo. The animals are housed behind a glass barrier to protect them from the not-so-great apes. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: April 21, 1981
