~at-the-smithsonian- | Bookmarks (40)
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This Show Is Everything You Need for a Year of Meaningful Community Activism
The immersive exhibition, "The Utopia Project," at the Anacostia Community Museum is about setting high goals...
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How W.E.B. Du Bois Disrupted America’s Dominance at the World’s Fair
With bar graphs and pie charts, the sociologist and his Atlanta students demonstrated Black excellence in...
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Explore the Founding of 'Ms.' Magazine and the Making of a Space Telescope Photograph in This Month’s Featured Podcasts
“AirSpace” speaks to astronomer Shauna Edson and “Portraits” drops in on activist and author Gloria Steinhem
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Jill Biden Donates Her Inaugural Attire to the Smithsonian
The day and evening ensembles will be the centerpiece of the American History Museum's popular "First...
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At Abraham Lincoln's Cottage, Artist Georges Adéagbo Pays Homage to the Great Emancipator
The award-winning Beninese artist unveils a work dedicated to the president’s “generosity of heart”
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Banged-Up, but Still Sassy, R2-D2 and C-3PO Are Back and Thrilling Fans
Actor Jimmy Vee says climbing inside the droid costume, now on view at the Smithsonian’s American...
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Twenty-Three Smithsonian Shows to See in 2023
A rare Bible, George Clinton's colorful wig, Disney World history and Japanese ghosts debut this year
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How Quixote’s Windmills Inspired a Spanish Inventor to Envision Vertical Flight
The autogiro finds new fans a century after its first liftoff
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Why W.E.B. Du Bois Remains Such an Inspiration
A new Smithsonian exhibition invites visitors to use his groundbreaking infographics as a lens into Black...
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Philip Pearlstein Painted the Naked Truth
Smithsonian curators remember the celebrated artist, who died last month at 98, and who viewed humanity...
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Why ‘Sí, Se Puede’ Was the Winning Motto for the United Farm Workers
Their nationwide boycott helped farmworkers win the right to join and form unions
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Why Did the American Colonies Keep Their British Names After the Revolution?
You've got questions. We've got experts
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Pioneering Journalist Ethel Payne Wasn’t Afraid to Stand Out
Her hats turned heads, but it was her work as a reporter that changed the nation
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How These Contemporary Artists Are Redefining Family and Kinship
Explore the enduring bonds and intimacies of modern love at the National Portrait Gallery
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Meet the Designer of the Fanciful Subway Entrances to the Paris Métro
The celebrated architect Hector Guimard was also a passionate advocate for workers’ rights, even as he...
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Fourteen Discoveries Made About Human Evolution in 2022
Smithsonian paleoanthropologists reveal the year’s most riveting findings about our close relatives and ancestors
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The Private World of the Public Artist Maya Lin
A biographical exhibition reveals the profound origins of her intensely engaging art
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Richard Avedon Pushed the Boundaries of Portrait Photography
Twenty iconic works by the master photographer invite museumgoers to engage in the hard conversations that...
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Why the U.S. Rejected—Then Embraced—a Detroit Industrialist's Rare Collection of Asian Art
The legacy of voracious collector Charles Lang Freer, a good friend of James McNeill Whistler, is...
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American Pop Culture Takes the Spotlight in a New Blockbuster Exhibition
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History brings television, film, music and sports together in one...
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The Jury-Rigged Experiment that Led to the Discovery of Unknown Worlds
See the Kepler technology demonstrator at the National Air and Space Museum, along with a host...
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Smithsonian Scholars Pick Their Favorite Books of 2022
This wide-ranging list offers context for our rapidly changing world
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Carol Burnett Reveals How She Came to Create the Charwoman
The indelible comedian opens up about her favorite TV moments
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The Unrivaled Legacy of Dale Chihuly
The pioneering glassmaker and octogenarian is the subject of a new Smithsonian Channel documentary