Protecting museum treasures - paintings by the masters, the delicate wings of a tropical beetle - requires the strictest climate control, right?
From the start, the Smithsonian has pursued activities that fulfill its mandate to increase knowledge
There are other glorious wilderness areas in America but none quite as magnificent, as controversial or as far north as this one
Almost overnight Kemal Ataturk banned the fez, secularized the state, gave women the vote and set Turkey on a course toward the West
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Ancient stones and much-loved stories yield both hints and guesses about Arthur and his Camelot
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At his Tennessee museum, John Rice Irwin's love for his mountain upbringing puts people in touch with a fast-disappearing way of life
In modern Western square dancing, you still see lots of petticoats and legs, but there are new calls, new steps and new rules
Bought on a whim for the price of a painting, J. Alden Weir's farm, now a National Historic Site, became a place to redefine American art
From 1895 to 1912 in her Pocatello studio, Benedicte Wrensted produced telling portraits of Northern Shoshone and Bannock Indians
The religious life was a lot more rigid back in Detroit in the 1940s
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In the Algebra Project Robert Moses uses subway rides, gumdrops and everyday experiences to help kids cope with exponents and negative numbers
James Smithson's initial bequest to the United States led to a unique partnership between the public and private sectors for the benefit of all
The incredible world of computers was born some 150 years ago, with a clunky machine dreamed up by a calculating genius named Charles Babbage
At RH Lyon Corp, noise-busting engineers tackle everything from leaf blowers to ticking clocks in their search for the right sound
Long ago, they found a talent or a cause, a way of life or a way of work, then stuck with it—and said to hell with what other people think
In the patriotic fervor of World War I, Arthur Mole commanded thousands of troops to produce 'living symbols' from his unique perspective
It's our 150th anniversary, and we plan to celebrate all year long by bringing the Smithsonian home to you
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