New Music and Dance Fusions Kick Off Native American Heritage Month
The National Museum of the American Indian is webcasting many of these public programs live, then archiving them online
This Year’s Outwin Winners Challenge the Norms of Portraiture
First prize recipient is Hugo Crosthwaite for his stop-motion animation portraying migrant Berenice Sarmiento Chávez
Why the Rare Works of Maria Oakey Dewing Are Worthy of a Reconsideration
Smithsonian Provost John Davis takes a closer look at the painter, who described herself as a “garden-thirsty soul.”
New Research Offers Insights Into How American Couples Meet
A history of getting hitched reveals the only thing that people are not in a hurry to do
Where the Berlin Wall Once Stood
Even after a terrible barrier comes down, an artist conjures its haunting presence
How Artificial Snow Was Invented
You don’t have to ski on cornflakes because Hollywood’s quest for authenticity on-screen triggered an avalanche of frozen innovation
The Complicated History of Flamenco in Spain
The music, born of gypsies in the country’s southern regions, was embraced by foreigners long before it became a national symbol
The Long Journey of Charlie Parker’s Saxophone
The newly acquired instrument, played by the father of bebop, is on view at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
How ‘Moonlight Serenade’ Defined a Generation
Bandleader Glenn Miller, who was lost at sea 75 years ago, played and replayed the song before troops serving in World War II
Gold Fever! Deadly Cold! And the Amazing True Adventures of Jack London in the Wild
In 1897, the California native went to the frozen North looking for gold. What he found instead was the great American novel
Three Mexican-American Vintners Tell Their Stories
Alex Llamas, Gustavo Brambila and Amelia Ceja arrived as migrant workers and today thrive as entrepreneurs in the California wine industry
How Three Guys From Houston Are Cooking Up a Revolution in Texas Barbecue
A tiny suburban eatery is breaking all the rules to create some of the freshest-tasting grub on the horizon
A Tour of the World’s Most Spectacular Ceilings
In her new book ‘The Art of Looking Up,’ Catherine McCormack captures stunning ceilings around the globe
Hitting the High Notes: A Smithsonian Year of Music
The Tragic Story of America’s First Black Music Star
Thomas Wiggins, an African-American musician marketed as ‘Blind Tom’, had a lucrative career—but saw none of the profits himself
Rare, Centuries-Old Korean Buddhist Masterpiece Goes on View
Sealed and hidden within the sculpture were sacred texts and symbolic objects
Food, Glorious Food
Smithsonian magazine’s coverage of food, drink and their role in our culture
San Antonio Displays More Than 100 Sculptures by Artist Sebastian
The city is celebrating the Mexican artist’s 50-plus year career with a massive exhibition
How Food Brought Success to a Chef, a Cookbook Author and a Restaurateur
Historian Ashley Rose Young shares research from the Smithsonian’s 23-year-long ‘American Food History Project’
Who Were the Real ‘Peaky Blinders’?
The Shelby family is fictional, but a real street gang operated in Birmingham at the turn of the 20th century
How a Generation Became Obsessed With Tracking Down Carmen Sandiego
The globe-trotting thief of the popular 1985 computer game is back at it in a second season of an animated Netflix series
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