Blogs

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Recent History: Michael Phelps at the Portrait Gallery

One of the heroes of the 2008 Olympic Games now hangs from the wall of the National Portrait Gallery

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Fear and Loathing in Hong Kong: the Freer Screens Classic Foreign Films

Another warm Washington DC summer, another Made in Hong Kong Film Festival, the Freer Gallery’s 13th annual celebration of Hong Kong

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Call the Queen: It's Teatime at the Freer

Drinking tea is a serious business

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Public Punk'd by Panda: Mei Xiang is NOT Pregnant!

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Portraits Come Alive at National Portrait Gallery

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At the National Zoo, Guess Who

We were born on July 17th at the Smithsonian's National Zoo

The Fresco Fiasco: Smithsonian Scientists Examine the Capitol's Art

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Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart With Room for Every Joy

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The Cola Wars. Smear Campaigns in Space?

Sending astronauts into space takes heaps of cash, hours of political wrangling and the kind of engineering prowess that would make Newton weep

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A New Exhibition Gets All The Dirt on Soil

I don't know how dirt got its bad reputation. The word is a catch-all for every vile behavior humankind can muster...

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Spoken Word Comes to the Smithsonian

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Fingers Crossed. A Panda Preggers at the National Zoo???!

On March 20, Mei was anesthetized and artificially inseminated. Since then, the public has waited anxiously for the pitter patter of panda paws

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Test Your Knowledge: Who is Mark Catesby?

Believe it: "The X-Files" are at the Smithsonian

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Two Films at the Hirshhorn Make Questions of Ethics an Art Form

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Yes, Women Once Played Pro Baseball, Says Ex-Pitcher Mamie Johnson

Smithsonian's Crystal Skull Is Now on View at Natural History

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Speaking of Local Color, Do You Know About Gene Davis?

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For Hollywood's Smithsonian, a Battle Trumps an Escape

In 2009, 20th-Century Fox was working on the film "Night at the Museum: Escape from the Smithsonian." But why would anyone want to escape from the museums?

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On Climate Change: American Indian Museum's Call to Consciousness

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