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Dusting Dinosaurs and Elephants: How Specialists Keep the Museum’s Largest Treasures Spotless
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoThe Smithsonian Institution is often referred to as “the nation’s attic.” This makes sense from a...
Traveling Smithsonian exhibit on history of voting opens this weekend in Sackets Harbor
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMay 15—SACKETS HARBOR — The traveling exhibit, "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America," presented by the Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main Street ...
Stellar legacy of Frank Shrontz points way to Boeing's future | Editorial
Seattle Times· 6 days agoShrontz is credited with establishing a positive corporate culture at the airplane manufacturer,...
The Gory Glory of Japanese Ghost Tales
The Bulwark· 3 days agoTheater is the star of Staging the Supernatural, a highly colorful new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. The show seeks to portray how “the supernatural” is historically ...
Brown v. Board of Education: 70 Years of Progress and Challenges
Education Week· 4 days agoAfter 70 years, what is left to say about Brown v. Board of Education? that outlawed racial...
Smithsonian traveling exhibit on rural America in Pontotoc through June 8
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 7 days agoPONTOTOC — A traveling exhibition curated by the Smithsonian and produced in collaboration with state and local civic leaders that showcases life in rural America is now open in Pontotoc. Hosted ...
After three decades, a skeleton found in a Wisconsin chimney has been identified
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAuthorities were unsuccessful in identifying the remains, which they dubbed as “Chimney Doe.” In...
Here's how one paleontologist got DC an official dinosaur
NBC Washington· 2 days agoPaleontologist Peter Kranz doesn't necessarily expect to be a famous scientist ... although he...
Honky Tonk Man: San Antonio's Bill Malone is country music's most revered scholar
San Antonio Current· 21 hours agoSan Antonio transplant Bill Malone is not only the world’s leading scholar of country music, he was...
This Affordable Florida Destination Is One of the Best Coastal Retirement Spots in the U.S.
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCulture and history enthusiasts can explore its museums, heritage sites, and galleries, including...