From side tables to the dazzling dress designs of Sonia Delaunay, a new exhibition at the Portland Museum in Maine surveys the scene
When three biz-school-trained entrepreneurs rescued Nashville's Gibson Guitar Corp., they created jobs and saved a musical tradition
And a day job. There will be no "Dream Team" of pro rowers in Atlanta; that's because in 1896 rowing for profit was banned in Boston
The grandson of a Haitian slave, he became the most famous author in France; now, his rousing Romantic novels are enjoying renewed popularity
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Wielding saber, épée or foil, enthusiasts in increasing numbers are discovering a sport that demands skill, strength – and strategy
From boilermaking to fixing up an angel's wing, Les Compagnons hone marketable skills in a medieval brotherhood brought up to date
An exhibition showcasing works by members of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators opens at the Smithsonian's Ripley Center
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Architect Douglas Cardinal hopes to realize his plan for making the National Museum of the American Indian into a Washington landmark
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Not to mention patience, as 40 of them go from the Freer Gallery to six workshops in Japan to undergo a complete overhaul
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A curator hunts down the American photography collection of her dreams
The Smithsonian Institution, of course. A search of the archives has produced these lighter looks at life behind the scenes
It doesn't get hyped big-time like other sports, but at the grass-roots level, where it thrives, softball is in a league of its own
In ancient times, those in the know called on the many spirits of the underworld to make their curses, hexes and spells come true
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