CURRENT ISSUE

November 1998

Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine image Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine mobile image

Features

The Smithsonian Castle

Engaging a Child's Mind

At the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, the museums are a classroom for the very young

Movie Magic on the Mall

Museum flicks – from German silents to a comedy starring kangaroos – are not the typical fare

Grover Cleveland and Allen Thurman campaign banner

The Vote That Failed

Old style ballots cast illegally in Indiana helped topple a president then he helped topple them

Chuck Close, self-portrait

Departments