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"Honeyboy" Edwards' album with Smithsonian Folkways, "Mississippi Delta Bluesman"

Remembering David “Honeyboy” Edwards

Delta blues musician "Honeyboy" Edwards is dead at 96; Hear some of his music from the Smithsonian Folkways archives

Come see animals like this porcupine at mealtime.

Events August 29-September 1: Zoo Cuisine, “For All the World To See,” Let’s Eat!, Apache 8

This week, see feeding time for exotic animals, get a guided tour of the Civil Rights movement and more

Chesapeake Bay research from 2006

Smithsonian Facility on the Chesapeake Bay Preps for Hurricane Irene

To protect equipment and ongoing experiments, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center have to think beyond sandbags

Still from "67 Bows" (2006) by Nira Pereg

Flamingos Duck for Cover in the Hirshhorn’s New Black Box Installation

Sketch of Capote. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist

Truman Capote, America’s Author-Celebrity

Just a few decades ago, one of the country's biggest superstars was a writer. Capote's story goes from pariah to celebrated socialite and back again

Big Bird and the gang star in "One World, One Sky" at the planetarium

Weekend Events August 26-28: One World, One Sky; American Sabor; Glory Days

1976 NFL metal lunchbox

The List: Smithsonian’s Top 11 Football Artifacts

The Smithsonian's unique collection of football art, memorabilia and unusual artifacts

The Smithsonian Castle Building is closed today; however, all museums and the National Zoo are open.

Smithsonian Museums and National Zoo Are Open Today, but the Castle Remains Closed

The museums are open today, but assessment of any damages from yesterday's earthquake will continue throughout the day

All museums are closed today, after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake.

Smithsonian Museums Close for the Afternoon After 5.9 Earthquake Hits Washington, D.C.

The Smithsonian museums, including the Zoo, are closed for the remainder of the day

BK Adams's likeness appears locally

“Exercise Your Mynd—BK Adams I Am Art” Brightens Up the Anacostia Museum

The boldly-colored paintings and sculptures of Washington D.C.'s own BK Adams enliven the museum's main gallery

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Weekend Events September 2-5: Tarantula Feedings, Book Signings, Harry Potter, and Labor Day

This weekend, check out a giant spider at mealtime, get a book autographed, and take advantage of your last chance to see Harry Potter in 3D

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Events August 22-25: Addy’s World, Draw & Discover, Child of the Civil Rights Movement and More

Take a tour through American history, create your own art, listen to an author speak about civil rights, and enjoy a tour of an exhibition soon to close

Men of Progress

Meet Amy Henderson, Historian at the National Portrait Gallery

Our guest blogger ponders the "spirits" of America's heroes and their legacies as she walks the museum's hallways

Kandula, the zoo's resident genius, plays with enrichment items

Kandula Goes Where No Elephants Have Gone Before

The National Zoo's Kandula demonstrates the skill of insight, using innovative problem-solving techniques in figuring out how to reach suspended fruit

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America — and Gary Powers — Caught Red-Handed

On this day in 1960, CIA pilot Gary Powers was shot down over the USSR. Read how a military maneuver became an international incident

The new discovery: Protoanguilla palau

In the Pacific, Scientists Discover a Living Fossil

Smithsonian researchers announced yesterday the discovery of a primitive eel species, never before seen. See the video and learn about this remarkable find

Jackie Chan stars in Drunken Master

Events: August 19-21: Drunken Master, Hip Hop Kung Fu, Art + Coffee

This upcoming weekend, check out a Kung Fu classic, a hip hop performance and meet emerging musicians

Nose Cone from B.F. Skinner's Pigeon-Guided Missile, on display in "Science in American Life."

B.F. Skinner’s Pigeon-Guided Rocket

On this date 21 years ago, noted psychologist and inventor B.F. Skinner died; the American History Museum is home to one of his more unusual inventions

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The List: Get a Peek at the Zoo’s Latest Baby Boom

At the Zoo's Virginia reserve for endangered species, a cluster of new births is evidence of the center's success in the study of reproductive sciences

Smithsonian's autographed Babe Ruth baseball.

How Babe Ruth Changed Baseball

During his storied career, he set dozens of records, altered the fortunes of a number of teams and developed a new style of play for baseball

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