At the Smithsonian | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/smithsonian-institution/RSS feed for At the SmithsonianenThu, 18 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000What Myths About the Anthropocene Get Wronghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/what-myths-about-the-anthropocene-get-wrong-180984181/These ten misconceptions underplay how much we have altered the global environment and undermine the new perspective we need to deal with a drastically changed worldThu, 18 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000How Museums Are Preserving and Celebrating Selena's Legacyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-museums-are-preserving-and-celebrating-selenas-legacy-180984163/The singer’s presence can still be felt at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American HistoryTue, 16 Apr 2024 18:06:18 +0000This ‘Zen’ Motorcycle Still Inspires Philosophical Road-Trippers 50 Years Laterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/zen-motorcycle-still-inspires-philosophical-road-trippers-50-years-later-180984143/Robert M. Pirsig’s odyssey vehicle takes its final ride as it vrooms into public view for the first time ever at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American HistoryMon, 15 Apr 2024 14:21:24 +0000From the JogBra to Gatorade to Breakaway Basketball Rims, Sports Are a Field for Inventionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/from-the-jogbra-to-gatorade-to-breakaway-basketball-rims-sports-are-a-field-for-invention-180984084/A new exhibition at the National Museum of American History aims to inspire the next generation of innovatorsFri, 05 Apr 2024 12:30:00 +0000In His Garage, an Untrained Artist Created a Work of Sublime Divinityhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/in-his-garage-untrained-artist-created-work-sublime-divinity-180983984/How deep faith created one of the loveliest—and most curious—sacred objects in the Smithsonian collectionsWed, 03 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000Explore a Century of Masterpieces, From Rodin to Picasso, Brought Together by One Passionate Collectorhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/explore-a-century-of-masterpieces-from-rodin-to-picasso-brought-together-by-one-passionate-collector-180984036/A self-described "little man in a hurry," Joseph Hirshhorn built a premier modern art collectionWed, 27 Mar 2024 18:06:45 +0000Why Aren't Dolphins in the Great Lakes? And More Questions From Our Readershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-arent-dolphins-in-the-great-lakes-and-more-questions-from-our-readers-180983975/You’ve got questions. We’ve got expertsWed, 27 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000How 'The Magic Man of Hollywood' Captured the Golden Age's Biggest Starshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-magic-man-of-hollywood-captured-golden-ages-biggest-stars-180984011/George Hurrell’s photographs of actors from the 1930s and 1940s dazzle in a new exhibition at the National Portrait GalleryTue, 26 Mar 2024 14:49:44 +0000How Painting Portraits of Freedom Fighters Became William H. Johnson’s Life’s Workhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-it-became-william-h-johnsons-lifes-work-to-paint-portraits-of-freedom-fighters-180983933/A new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum brings together the Black Modernist painter’s most famous series for the first time in more than 75 yearsThu, 14 Mar 2024 12:30:00 +0000From the Inventor of Mass-Market Paper Bags to a Scientist Who Unraveled the Mysteries of Polio, Meet Five American Women Whose Remarkable Achievements Have Long Been Overlookedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/from-inventor-mass-market-paper-bags-to-scientist-who-unraveled-mysteries-of-polio-meet-five-american-women-whose-remarkable-achievements-have-long-been-overlooked-180983931/The inaugural exhibition at the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum seeks to shine light on lesser-known historical figuresTue, 12 Mar 2024 12:30:00 +0000