Artists are nominated by a Smithsonian research staff member and then selected by a panel of Smithsonian art curators and ...

Thomas Akre, head of the Turtle Conservation Ecology Lab at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

We are thrilled to open this next phase of exhibitions to the public,” said Chris Browne, John and Adrienne Mars Director of ...

The Airbus IMAX® Theater at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center features the largest IMAX screen in Northern Virginia, towering six stories high. Getting Here FAQ Group Sales Showtimes are published on ...

Philately in the Americas : October 10, 11 and 12, 2008 Radisson at the Los Angeles Airport and Sheraton Gateway Hotels / co-sponsored by Federación Interamericana de Filatelia and Federated ...

Like mythological Greek gods of old, superheroes captivate the imaginations of people of all ages. Superman’s 1938 debut kicked off the golden age of comic books. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe ...

April is Arab American Heritage Month. Americans of Arab heritage have advanced the nation’s achievements in diplomacy, science, technology, as well as in art and culture. In 1962, Dr. Alixa Naff set ...

About Cooper Hewitt is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design, and is the steward of one of the most diverse and comprehensive design ...

The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

In the late 1880s, American engineer Herman Hollerith saw a railroad punch card when he was trying to figure out new ways of compiling statistical information for the U.S. Census. His first punch card ...

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Forest trees of the Pacific slope With a new foreword by Woodbridge Metcalf and a new table of changes in nomenclature by E. S. Harrar ...