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The Renwick Gallery

Molly wrote 6 hours ago: On my quest to visit every Smithsonian museum in the District, I went to visit the Renwick Gallery, … more →

Tags: washington dc, Renwick Gallery

White House Steinway

newprairiestore wrote 11 hours ago: Photo Credit:  Mr. T of DC Piano commissioned by Theodore Roosevelt in 1903 for the East Room of the … more →

Tags: Music 2, History, Piano, Music, steinway, Gilded Age, Theodore Roosevelt, White House, steinway & sons

Thoughts for Memorial Day

opreach wrote 1 day ago: May we see a day when we no longer feel the need to use such weapons. I always enjoy going to the we … more →

Tags: gratefulness, MEMORIAL DAY, 60 Minutes, Bomb, gratefulness, gratefulness.org, gratitude, Peace, Rocket

Luna USA Field Trip: the lunar lander - minimum viable product

Nigel Dalton wrote 4 days ago: Field trips to the Smithsonian are highly recommended by Luna Tractor! The lunar lander LM-2 is stor … more →

Tags: Agile, Space, technology, Apollo Program, Innovation, NASA

The Friday Five 5/25

Lia C. wrote 4 days ago: I’M BACK, and just in time for May’s LAST Friday Five. I thank you, thank you, for stick … more →

Tags: Love, Culture, Entertainment, summer, Friday Five, Movies, Washington, Baseball, MEMORIAL DAY

Olympic Medals From Native Americans Go On Display

sjohnson2 wrote 4 days ago: WASHINGTON (AP) — Olympic medals from three Native American athletes who competed in the 1912 … more →

Tags: News, Local, Olympic, American Indian, duke kahanamoku, Native American

Smithsonian Magazine Goes to the Museum of Math4 comments

Damn Ugly Photography wrote 4 days ago: Hot off the press, my portrait of Glen Whitney, the Director of the Museum of Mathematics, is in thi … more →

Tags: Brad Trent Photography, Photography (2), Some Damn Ugly Photography, barron's, Brad Trent, Damn Ugly Photography, digital projector, Glen Whitney, lighting

CHUCK BROWN FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS & SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT

theflycandypost wrote 4 days ago: WASHINGTON (WUSA) — DC Mayor Vincent Gray and Chuck Brown’s family announced memorial ev … more →

Tags: DC, FLYCANDY, Lifestyle (2), Music 2, Chuck Brown, funeral arrangements, History

Weekend Website #98: Smithsonian Wild2 comments

Jacqui Murray wrote 4 days ago: Every Friday, I share a website (or app) that I’ve heard about, checked into, been excited to use. T … more →

Tags: K-5 Tech training, Science, Websites, animals

Show Me Proof

Molly wrote 4 days ago: Trolling the Smithsonian network this morning, I came across an astounding claim on the library blog … more →

Tags: Food, curry

Would Your Relationship Pass?

Nick Steele wrote 5 days ago: Could your relationship live up to the scientific knowledge of the 1920′s? You rememeber the 2 … more →

Tags: FYI, Funny, Weird, study, relationship, Marriage, test, Magazine, Article

Chickens Rule!1 comment

Mike Licht wrote 5 days ago: Great cover story in the current Smithsonian magazine: “How did the chicken achieve such cultu … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Food, History, Poultry, Chicken, Chickens, fowl, Smithsonian Magazine

Can Your Relationship Pass This Love Test?

buckandcoop wrote 5 days ago: Cosmo magazine is considered the KING of relationship tests.  There are always questionnaires in the … more →

Tags: Shows, Funny, fun stuff, Poll, Relationships, Cosmo, Tests, Relationship Test, 1920

D.C. Zoo To Hand-Raise Cubs After Rare Cheetah Birth1 comment

sbhagav wrote 6 days ago: WASHINGTON (AP) — Two cheetah cubs have a new home at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and … more →

Tags: News, Local, Washington D C, Birth, national zoo, Cheetah, Cubs, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Encore! Are You Asking the Courageous Questions?

Dan Curtis wrote 6 days ago: Marc Pachter founded  Living Self-Portraits at the Smithsonian and was its master interviewer.  In h … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Interviewing, Life Stories, personal historian, Questions, Tips, courageous questions, Difficult Questions, end of life

The Butterfly Garden1 comment

Molly wrote 6 days ago: Tucked into the second floor of the National Museum of Natural History is a live butterfly pavilion. … more →

Tags: washington dc, Butterfly Pavilion

Smithsonian Timeline of American Wars

johngalt wrote 6 days ago: I “stumbled”upon this Smithsonian Timeline and highly recommend it to the history buff . … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Education, History, Wars, American

Smithsonian To Create Its 1st Human Genome Exhibit

sjohnson2 wrote 1 week ago: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is developing its … more →

Tags: News, Local, National Institutes of Health, DNA, Human Genome Project, human genome

Design Week NYC!

Erin wrote 1 week ago: It’s a hot week to be in New York. Design Week NYC started this weekend and the city is hummin … more →

Tags: Events, Design, Interior design, ICFF, Cooper-Hewitt, NYC, Design Week NYC


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