Rhythm. Color. Movement. Seeing sound through art. The rich sounds, rhythms, and colors of jazz inspired prominent visual artists of the 20th century. In depicting African American culture, Romare ...

Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along with related collection items. Learn their backstories, their missions, and the inspiration for each of them. Listen to ...

New Study Offers First Look at Diet and Ecology of River Otters in Chesapeake Bay ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will present “Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared” this fall, the ...

Since its first scientific description in 2000, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a fungus that causes the deadly amphibian chytrid disease, has devastated amphibian populations in Central and ...

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the American cartoonist Crockett Johnson created a series of paintings on mathematical subjects. They’re based on theorems, laws, and mathematical figures, but ...

About Located in the historic D.C. City Post Office next to the restored Union Station, the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum showcases the largest and most comprehensive collection of stamps and ...

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) had a voice that came along "once in a hundred years." When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the ...

Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952) left an enduring mark on the history of photography in his 20-volume life's work, The North American Indian. Between 1900 and 1930, Curtis traveled across the continent ...

“We are thrilled to accept the F-15C into the museum’s collection,” said Michael Hankins, modern military curator at the ...

Comparative endocrinology of testicular, adrenal and thyroid function in Asian and African elephant bulls ...

Jean Balukas's pocket billiards ; a young pool champion's story with instructions on how to play the game / Jean Balukas, with Joel Cohen ...