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No Fools Need Apply to the Smithsonian's Curatorial Conference On Stuff, A Sometimes Annual Scholarly Gathering on a Subject Rarely Considered
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A new book from a Smithsonian curator looks at the culture and business of memorabilia
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Harry Selfridge, a London department store owner, may have opened the doors to more than just his retail store when he gave women a chance to power shop
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For the 40th anniversary of the Oscars that made Cabaret a classic, actor Joel Grey stops by the Smithsonian for a special donation and screening
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Enslaved at age 8, America's first black woman poet won her freedom with verse
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Michelle Obama's modern look has a long history
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Our pop culture curator Amy Henderson strolls the halls of the Old Patent Building imagining the scene of Lincoln's 1865 inaugural ball
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The stage is set. Enter Martha Levinson, a character described as rich, crass and brassy.
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Amy Henderson
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The idyllic scenes of the dreamy holiday tune were painted by a Russian Jewish immigrant named Israel Baline, better known as Irving Berlin
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Artist Everett Raymond Kinstler's portrait of the legendary performer Christopher Plummer joins the collection as Kinstler is honored in New York City
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The beloved actress takes to the stage as a witty Molly Ivins just in time for election season
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It was Diana Vreeland, whose skill, imagination and discipline, defined the job of a modern fashion editor
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A look back at the most-trusted man in news
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Guest blogger and Portrait Gallery historian Amy Henderson reflects on the Gallery's Olympian collection
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Smithsonian Folkways honors the blind folk musician who died yesterday at the age of 89
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For generations immersed in social media, culture means a different thing than it did in 1940
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Guest blogger and Portrait Gallery historian Amy Henderson discusses Louis Armstrong and the meaning of stardom
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A curator tells of 19th-century American socialites, who like Cora Crowley, found noble husbands and flushed Britain with cash
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