Bookmarks (32)

  • Amber Cowan's Dioramas of Vintage Glass Will Transport You to Whimsical Worlds

    The artist’s novel take on contemporary glasswork earned her the Smithsonian Women’s Committee 2023 Delphi Award

  • With Renovated Galleries, the Smithsonian Expands Its Approach to Contemporary American Art

    The historic hall in the American Art Museum where President Abraham Lincoln held his second inaugural...

  • Alma Thomas' Signature Style Is Full of Color and Tiled Brushstrokes

    After a career as a schoolteacher, the Washington, D.C.-based painter flourished, creating vibrant patterns inspired by...

  • How a Smithsonian Curator Discovered the Hope Diamond’s Many Secrets

    The storied past of the 45.52-carat sapphire-blue gemstone hails back to the days before the French...

  • How an Orca Skeleton Made Its Way From Florida to the Smithsonian

    Washed up in a rare stranding event, the newly collected specimen will offer rich exploration for...

  • The Painted Poetry of Jessica Diamond

    The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum hosts the artist’s largest installation yet

  • Video Artists Set the American Experience to Music

    The Smithsonian American Art Museum brings its latest time-based media art to the widest possible audience,...

  • Scientists Cryopreserve and Revive Coral Fragments in a World First for Conservation

    The new freezing technique could reinvigorate corals suffering from warming oceans—or even preserve human organs in...

  • A Century Ago, Glenn Curtiss Was the 'Fastest Man on Earth'

    Before he changed aviation forever, the daredevil achieved an unparalleled speed record on land

  • To Mark the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' Speech Goes on Display

    The draft on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture was...

  • An In-Depth Look at Latino History Among the Stars and Skies

    This summer, a podcast series from the National Air and Space Museum discusses Operation Pedro Pan,...

  • These Artists Are Redefining the American West

    A new Smithsonian American Art Museum show surveys the work of Black, Asian American, Indigenous, LGBTQ+...

  • How the War of 1898 Changed History Forever—in the United States and Beyond

    When the nascent naval power invaded Puerto Rico, three artists captured the moment, each explaining its...

  • Pepón Osorio Pushes the Bounds of Public Art

    The Puerto Rican artist emphasizes community in installations crafted from everyday objects

  • Making Strong Points Through Vivid Color Has Been Artist Robert Houle's Life Work

    The first major retrospective of the Anishinaabe artist in the United States shows how he combines...

  • How the Mother of Modern Weaving Transformed the World of Design

    Dorothy Liebes was committed to making quality textiles available to consumers of all classes

  • See a Life-Size Portrait of Queen Lili‘uokalani, the Last Reigning Monarch of Hawai‘i

    The William Cogswell painting, now on display at the National Portrait Gallery, was likely a means...

  • How Cellphones Connect Us All

    A new Natural History Museum exhibition explores how the devices link us to Earth and to...

  • The Architectural Genius of the Geodesic Dome and the Challenge of Putting It All Back Together

    A new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History puts the engineering innovation back...

  • Six Native Artists Share Their Honors and Burdens in This Year's Renwick Invitational

    The emerging and established Native American and Alaska Native creators bring innovation to traditional art practices

  • The 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Explores the Many Ways Americans Express Their Spirituality

    Tibetan Buddhist monks, Yiddish musicians and many more creatives will share their cultural practices with visitors...

  • The Deep Cultural Significance of the Art of Felt

    A river of fabric? Janice Arnold’s installations, inspired by the people of Central Asia, go to...

  • These Objects Tell the Story of Human-Driven Climate Change

    Smithsonian curators dig into the collections to find artifacts that illustrate how we arrived at this...

  • How George Washington Wrote His Farewell Address

    A candle stand used by the first president illuminates his extraordinary last days in office

  • A Massive Archive Tells the Story of Early African American Photographers

    Arresting portraits, now a part of the Smithsonian collections, illuminate the little-known role these artists played...

  • Celebrating 75 Years of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

    The vast, eclectic public archive of American music—and other sounds—is featured on a new episode of...

  • What Disney Theme Parks Tell Us About Ourselves

    An American History Museum exhibition looks at how the resorts have changed over time to reflect...

  • Meet the Inhabitants of the Mythic World of Drexciya

    Artist Ayana V. Jackson creates an undersea realm honoring those who jumped or were thrown overboard...