Spices have been shaping cuisine for thousands of years, especially around the Christmas season
The Hirshhorn's 65-year retrospective boasts six mirror rooms by this hugely popular artist
The six-decade career of the artist and commercial designer is on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
New evidence shows that Homer Cummings, who would later be FDR's attorney general, rescued an innocent man accused of murder
It's a brightly colored revenge for restricting the world’s blackest black
A successful Kickstarter Campaign funds efforts to bring back their sparkle and keep them ruby
Jack London State Historic Park, home to the rough and tumble troublemaker with a prolific pen
One Smithsonian curator weighs in on new best practices for outreach
Hundreds of years before audiences fell in love with Star Wars, one writer dreamt of battles in space
Gene Davis, the leading member of the Washington Color School, is celebrated a half century after his striped paintings caught on
Visceral, kinesthetic, cinematic, aural and psychological, Arena Stage’s new show about the 19th-century novel is a 21st-century experience
The future of urban development takes on a new twist when the president lives among the clouds
The African Art Museum at its first award ceremony recognizes two international artists who have overcome personal hardships to excel
If you have a lover of big ideas on your holiday shopping list, consider these thought-provoking titles published this year
Noted visual artist Bill Viola is subject of the first all-video exhibition in one of D.C.'s oldest buildings.
Books recommended by Smithsonian Institution scholars
Bright red is how we remember them, but Dorothy's famous shoes had another look at the start
We asked a Smithsonian linguist and an anthropologist to debate the matter
You'll find everything from beloved childhood characters to animatronic dinosaurs on display this season
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