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A Portrait of Eliza Hamilton and a Costume Worn by Lin-Manuel Miranda for ‘Hamilton’ Arrives at the Smithsonian

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Paying homage to the spirit of philanthropy, the museum honors the Eliza Project and the Graham Windham orphanage
Ноябрь 5, 2017
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These Photographs Capture the Complexities of Life at Guantánamo

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In a new book, photographer Debi Cornwall casts the naval base as “Camp America”
Ноябрь 5, 2017
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In Defense of Keeping the Indiana University Mural That Depicts (But Doesn’t Glorify) the KKK

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American artist Thomas Hart Benton thought it crucial to highlight the dark spots in the state’s history
Ноябрь 2, 2017
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The History of Five Uniquely American Sandwiches

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From tuna fish to the lesser-known woodcock, food experts peer under the bread and find the story of a nation
Ноябрь 2, 2017
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How a Ripped-Off Sequel of Don Quixote Predicted Piracy in the Digital Age

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An anonymous writer’s spinoff of Cervantes’ masterpiece showed the peril and potential of new printing technology
Ноябрь 2, 2017
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What a Smithsonian Folklorist Thinks about Marvel’s Cleaned-Up Version of Thor

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In Hollywood’s hands, the Thor of ‘Ragnarok’ is a hunk with a heart compared to the brutish thug of lore
Октябрь 31, 2017
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The Mysterious Murder Case That Inspired Margaret Atwood’s ‘Alias Grace’

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At the center of the case was a beautiful young woman named Grace Marks. But was she really responsible for the crime?
Октябрь 31, 2017
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Where Do New Ideas Come From?

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With close study, the genealogies of even the most original ideas can be traced
Октябрь 30, 2017
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These Breathtaking Images are the Cat’s Meow in Nature Photography

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Sixty incredible outdoor scenes are now on view at the National Museum of Natural History
Октябрь 29, 2017
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How Mobile Wine-Tasting Rooms Could Revolutionize Armenian Wine Country

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“Wine Cubes” will be popping up on Armenian vineyards—and building up the country’s enotourism industry
Октябрь 26, 2017
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Burials Unearthed in Poland Open the Casket on The Secret Lives of Vampires

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What people actually did to prevent the dead from rising again was very different than what Hollywood would have you think
Октябрь 26, 2017
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Fats Domino’s Infectious Rhythms Set a Nation in Motion

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This Rock ’n’ Roll maverick was a true New Orleans original
Октябрь 25, 2017
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Who Really Wrote “Merry Christmas, Baby”

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The co-author of a classic holiday song still can’t catch a break
Октябрь 25, 2017
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Hidden in a Basement for 70 Years, Newly Discovered Documents Shed Light on Jewish Life and Culture Before WWII

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The 170,000 pages found might be “the most important collection of Jewish archives since the Dead Sea Scrolls.”
Октябрь 25, 2017
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How Elysian Brewing Company Turns a 1,790-Pound Pumpkin Into a Keg

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And is this insane thing really a pumpkin?
Октябрь 25, 2017
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How Kara Walker Boldly Rewrote Civil War History

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The artist gives 150-year-old illustrations a provocative update at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Октябрь 25, 2017
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How to Eat Like a Local in Vienna, Austria

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Instagrammer Sothany Kim dishes on nicotine breakfasts, third-wave coffee houses and enemy bakers in Austria’s capital
Октябрь 25, 2017
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The Healing Power of Greek Tragedy

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Do plays written centuries ago have the power to heal modern day traumas? A new project raises the curtain on a daring new experiment
Октябрь 24, 2017
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At This Spectral Subway Platform, Trains Approach But Never Arrive

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An otherworldly art installation debuts at the Renwick just in time for Halloween
Октябрь 24, 2017
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Why Did So Few Novels Tackle the 1918 Pandemic?

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Surprisingly few U.S. writers touched by the 1918 pandemic wrote about it. But flu lit appears more popular today than ever
Октябрь 23, 2017
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A Fresh Look for Smithsonian’s Oldest Art Museum

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The Freer’s renovation comes with a new thematic presentation of Asian Art—and the Peacock Room is reopened, as well
Октябрь 23, 2017
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What a Pair of Empty Blackboards Can Teach Us About Art and Social Change

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Can art alter the course of history? Should artists even try? Joseph Beuys said yes and yes
Октябрь 22, 2017
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These Collegiate Innovators Are at the Vanguard of Technology and Art

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A massive three-day festival spotlights the achievements of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Октябрь 18, 2017
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How This Vienna Suburb Became the Center of the “Raw Art” Movement

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Once a psychiatric clinic, the Art Brut Center Gugging now serves as a museum exhibiting the works of some of the world’s best self-taught artists
Октябрь 17, 2017
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Every Modern Architecture Lover Should Take This Three-Day Road Trip

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In Connecticut, works by some of the most notable architects of the 20th century are hiding in plain sight. Take the wheel for this sightseeing tour
Октябрь 17, 2017
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How Korean Fried Chicken, AKA “Candy Chicken” Became a Transnational Comfort Food

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A new Smithsonian Folklife Project, Forklife, traces the journeys of immigrant food traditions taking root in the United States
Октябрь 17, 2017
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The Minister Who Invented Camping in America

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How William H.H. Murray accidental bestseller launched the country’s first outdoor craze
Октябрь 16, 2017
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This Ambitious Landmark Hip-Hop and Rap Anthology Was Successfully Funded

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Smithsonian’s nonprofit record label launched a Kickstarter for help and got it
Октябрь 16, 2017
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Funding This Landmark Hip-Hop and Rap Anthology Will Be a Community Effort

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Smithsonian’s nonprofit record label launches a Kickstarter for help with its most ambitious project yet
Октябрь 16, 2017
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Inventing a Vocabulary to Help Inuit People Talk About Climate Change

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One team is working with Inuvialuit elders to come up with a renewable energy terminology—and maybe revive a dying language
Октябрь 16, 2017
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These Never-Before-Seen Photos From “The New York Times” Offer a New Glimpse Into African-American History

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The editors of the new book, “Unseen” talk about recognizing the paper of record’s biases
Октябрь 16, 2017
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Home Is Where the Corpse Is—At Least In These Dollhouse Crime Scenes

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Frances Glessner Lee’s ‘Nutshell Studies’ exemplify the intersection of forensic science and craft
Октябрь 15, 2017
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Inside Taiwan’s Craft Beer Renaissance

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Once a state-run industry, beer-making in Taiwan is blending globally-minded brewing with local flavors
Октябрь 12, 2017
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Take a Tour of the Smithsonian’s Asian Pacific Collections this Autumn

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Diverse artifacts all across the Smithsonian Institution captivate and confound in equal measure
Октябрь 11, 2017
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Collection of Eleanor Roosevelt’s Writing Captures the First Lady’s Lasting Relevance

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On the 133rd anniversary of her birth, “ER”‘s influence lives on
Октябрь 10, 2017
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Why the Ancient Egyptians Loved Their Kitties

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A show opening at the Sackler dramatizes the various meanings that the people of Egypt once associated with cats
Октябрь 10, 2017
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America’s Undead Are Immortalized at the Smithsonian

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The cast of “The Walking Dead” donates a set of perfectly macabre Halloween gifts
Октябрь 9, 2017
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Check Out These Massive Straw Art Sculptures on Japan’s Honshu Island

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Art students are giving leftover rice wara a second life
Октябрь 9, 2017
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Improving Magic Tricks

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Computer scientists have designed a trick that uses an algorithm to search the internet for the words most associated with images
Октябрь 5, 2017
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Get Lost Inside These Golden Spires Transforming the Sackler Pavilion

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Terminal,the work of acclaimed artist Subodh Gupta, recalls an urban cityscape
Октябрь 5, 2017
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The Wondrous Complexity of the New York Public Library

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A new documentary captures the sweeping human impact of one of the country’s largest library systems
Октябрь 4, 2017
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A Rare Collection of Bronze Age Chinese Bells Tells a Story of Ancient Innovation

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These rarely played ancient bells are newly analyzed with their acoustics remastered and digitized for a new exhibition at the Sackler Gallery
Октябрь 4, 2017
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You’ve Never Tasted “Street Food” Like This Before

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For its grand reopening, a hub of Asian-American culture serves up a culinary wonderland
Октябрь 3, 2017
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Thought Lost to History, These Rare, Early Films Survived Thanks to a Crafty Showman and a Savvy Collector

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A new documentary focuses on the incredible story of Frank Brinton
Октябрь 3, 2017
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New Sackler Buddhist Exhibition Doubles the Immersive Experiences

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Film of Sri Lankan site joins popular shrine room as part of three-year exhibition and we finally learn why one Buddha’s hair is blue
Октябрь 3, 2017
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Are Blade Runner’s Replicants “Human”? Descartes and Locke Have Some Thoughts

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Enlightenment philosophers asked the same questions about what makes humans, humans as we see in the cult classic
Октябрь 2, 2017
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How Cultural Resilience Made a Difference After Hurricane Hugo And Could Help Again

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When the 1989 hurricane devastated the U.S. Virgin Islands, Smithsonian folklorists were working on an upcoming Folklife Festival
Октябрь 2, 2017
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Explore the Secret Lives of Animals With These Marvelous Maps

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A new book considers how sophisticated tracking technology and the data it collects can improve conservation strategies
Октябрь 2, 2017
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Tom Petty, Standard-Bearer for Classic Rock, Dies at Age 66

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In Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen Bill Bentley remembers the singer-guitarist who forged a unique place in American rock
Октябрь 2, 2017
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What Can Cities Do to Go “Blue”?

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In a number of projects and proposals, architects and urban planners are working with water instead of against it
Октябрь 1, 2017
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Want to Learn Cherokee? How About Ainu? This Startup Is Teaching Endangered Languages

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Tribalingual founder Inky Gibbens explains how saving languages is a means of preserving different worldviews
Сентябрь 28, 2017
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One Hundred Years Later, the Tense Realism of Edgar Degas Still Captivates

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For this groundbreaking artist, greatness was always one more horizon away
Сентябрь 28, 2017
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The Chemistry and Physics Behind the Perfect Cup of Coffee

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How science helps your barista brew your espresso perfectly every time
Сентябрь 27, 2017
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A Rainbow Shines Anew in National Portrait Gallery’s Iconic George Washington Portrait 

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A glistening Lansdowne Portrait refresh harkens the reopening of “America’s Presidents”
Сентябрь 27, 2017
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Tom Brokaw’s Journey From Middle America to the World Stage

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The history-making path of the former NBC Nightly News anchor is honored with a Smithsonian Lewis and Clark compass
Сентябрь 26, 2017
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The Summer of Yoko Ono Ends with Shrieks and Screams

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A concert, a broken vase and unfettered adoration for the avant-guard artist marks the Hirshhorn’s finale to its appreciation
Сентябрь 25, 2017
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These Origami Clothes Grow With Your Child

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Designer Ryan Yasin is creating pleated garments that could save on money and waste
Сентябрь 24, 2017
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Check Out These Stunning Photographs of a Tibetan Horseback Sport

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Kings in ancient Tibet promoted the sport to save money on military training
Сентябрь 24, 2017
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The True Story Behind Billie Jean King’s Victorious “Battle of the Sexes”

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Smithsonian sports curator Eric Jentsch offers a look at her legacy beyond the legendary match
Сентябрь 21, 2017
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How U.S. and German Art Experts Are Teaming Up to Solve Nazi-Era Mysteries

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Specialists in WWII art loss and restitution will discuss provenance research in Berlin
Сентябрь 21, 2017
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