May 3rd, 2013 at 9:00AM: Government cutbacks have affected travel in a number of ways. Passport applications and renewals are taking longer, as is the process for requesting a visa. Traveling abroad, less security at U.S. facilities means less protection for Americans. National parks have closed some facilities and delayed opening of others. Now, even the Smithsonian Institution in Washington is feeling the impact of ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Cutbacks Have Smithsonian Down, But Not Out
May 3rd, 2013 at 9:00AM: Government cutbacks have affected travel in a number of ways. Passport applications and renewals are taking longer, as is the process for requesting a visa. Traveling abroad, less security at U.S. facilities means less protection for Americans. National parks have closed some facilities and delayed opening of others. Now, even the Smithsonian Institution in Washington is feeling the impact of ...Smithsonian Channel To Air Special King Richard III Discovery
Apr 17th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
The Smithsonian Channel will soon air a documentary about the remarkable discovery of the skeleton of King Richard III in a parking lot in Leicester, England.
"The King's Skeleton: Richard III Revealed" premieres Sunday, April 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The two-hour show was produced by the only team allowed access to the scientists, the excavation and the lab tests used to determine the ...
The Perfect DC Museum Cafe: Mitsitam
Mar 19th, 2013 at 12:00PM: Somewhere between pointing at planes at the Air & Space Museum and browsing the day's headlines at the Newseum, my baby fell asleep. We had a small window of time to eat and maybe even have an adult conversation, and a McDonald's inside a food court didn't seem appealing. There are a lot of great Washington, D.C., museums that are free and world-class, but not many great food spots amidst the ...Cyrus Cylinder, 'The First Bill Of Rights,' Tours US
Mar 12th, 2013 at 1:00PM:
The famous Cyrus Cylinder, a baked clay tablet from the 6th century B.C. that's often called the "first bill of rights," has made its U.S. debut at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.
The Cyrus Cylinder was deposited in the foundations of a building in Babylon during the reign of the Persian king Cyrus the Great. It commemorates his conquest of Babylon and ...Smithsonian Unveils Evotourism (TM) Website For People Interested In Our Evolutionary Past
Jan 25th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
Ever heard of Evotourism™? No? That's because the Smithsonian Institution just made it up.
This month's issue of Smithsonian magazine is all about Evotourism™, which they've decided to trademark so we all have to put that pesky trademark symbol after it. Not a user-friendly way to coin a new term.
As their new dedicated site says, Evotourism™ is the "Smithsonian's new ...Saturday Is National Archaeology Day
Oct 16th, 2012 at 8:00AM: This Saturday, October 20, has officially been declared National Archaeology Day here in the U.S. and to celebrate, the Archaeological Institute of America is hosting a number of events across the country. Additionally, the National Park Service is helping to promote the day as well, offering up opportunities to visit archaeological sites and even volunteer on a live dig.
Now in its second ...Get Your Free Museum Day Tickets Here
Sep 26th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
Museum Day Live is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine, coming up this weekend on Saturday, September 29, when participating museums across the country give free admission to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket.
Smithsonian magazine hosts the annual event to encourage people to revisit their favorite local museum or try a new one in the area. The deal is simple too. Go to the ...Google Maps Inside Of Smithsonian Musueums
Jul 12th, 2012 at 4:00PM: We all know that Google Maps technology is invaluable for finding out how to get from point A to point B - or from point A to point D, with B and C in between. But what happens once you arrive at your destination?
Most maps stop being useful the minute you cross the threshold of a building, but, thanks to a new partnership with Google, the Smithsonian's more than 2.7 million square feet of ...An Inside Look Into The Smithsonian's Museum Of Natural History
May 27th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
My favorite travel writers share a sense of curiosity about their surroundings, regardless of where they are. You can squish a dozen or so of them into an elevator, take them into an attic and they'll find something of interest. If that attic happens to be just below the grand upper rotunda of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and those writers happen to be a subset of the ...Washington, D.C. breaks ground today for brand new National Museum of African American History and Culture
Feb 22nd, 2012 at 4:00PM: This morning, Washington, D.C. held a groundbreaking ceremony for their brand new National Museum of African American History and Culture that will be the Smithsonian Institution's 19th museum. The event, attended by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, marked Black History Month by celebrating a new kind of history museum that looks to educate people through a candid ...Video game exhibition coming to the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Jan 18th, 2012 at 2:30PM: Gamers: put "World of Warcraft" on pause, lay down your controllers, and take note. Beginning on March 16, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, will open the first major exhibition of video games. The Art of Video Games will show how video games as an artistic medium have evolved over the past 40 years and will feature 80 games, all of which were chosen in a public vote in 2011. ...Smithsonian Archives unveils new website
Sep 16th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
The Smithsonian Institution Archives records the development of America's greatest museum. With a staggering amount of artifacts, recordings, books, and other records, it now has a new website designed to help people explore this matchless museum from home.
The archives got their first website back in the dial-up days of 1995. This newer website takes readers deeper into the Institution to ...Ronald Reagan retrospective at Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
Jul 2nd, 2011 at 9:00AM: Ronald Reagan is the subject of a retrospective at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. The multimedia exhibition is called One Life: Ronald Reagan and marks the centenary of his birth.
Most of the material covers his time as president, including the attempted assassination in 1981, his handling of the waning years of the Cold War, and bombing Libya. Yes, Gaddafi has ...Thirty years of AIDS: Smithsonian remembers the start of a pandemic
Jun 5th, 2011 at 4:00PM: Thirty years ago this summer, the first official reports were released about a new virus that destroyed the human immune system. The virus was the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which causes AIDS.
Since that time HIV/AIDS has become a global pandemic, claiming millions of lives and seriously damaging several developing economies.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is ...Smithsonian in National Latino Musuem controversy
Apr 23rd, 2011 at 2:00PM: The Smithsonian Institution is considering building a National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC, but is facing controversy over the idea.
The museum is planned for the National Mall, shown here in this image courtesy Andrew Bossi, and would complete a set of museums that include the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Museum of African American History and ...Five "fashionable" museum exhibits for those who can't make it to New York Fashion Week
Feb 11th, 2011 at 9:30AM:
Can't make it to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City? Never fear - these fashionable museum exhibits will help you get your fix.
We've heard of a museum where you can touch the goods - but what about one where you can smell them? The Museum of Arts & Design in New York City has hired former New York Times perfume critic Chandler Burr to head their "Center of Olfactory Art" as well ...Smithsonian opens up its attic
Sep 30th, 2010 at 2:30PM: The Smithsonian is often called "America's attic." This October, America's attic will be opening up its attic to give visitors a behind-the-scenes look at how it operates.
October is American Archives Month and and the Smithsonian will be celebrating by hosting a free Archives Fair on October 22 at the National Mall in Washington, DC. Experts working with the Smithsonian's collections will be ...Go inside the CIA with the Smithsonian's newest Resident Associates Program
Sep 21st, 2010 at 5:30PM: Ever dreamed of being a spy? In today's increasingly covert operations-governed world, agencies like the CIA are playing a key role in major international events.
The latest offering from the Smithsonian Resident Associates Program is showcasing a six-course series about how the Central Intelligence Agency carries out its principal missions of collecting, analyzing, and protecting secrets and ...Museums scramble for retiring space shuttles
Jul 25th, 2010 at 1:00PM: NASA has set the date for the last Space Shuttle launch at February 26, 2011, and as an era comes to a close, museums around the country are fighting to get their hands on one of the retiring vessels.
The Space Shuttle Discovery is earmarked for the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. It has graciously agreed to give up the shuttle it already has--the Enterprise, which was ...Rick Steves' New Travel Mag
May 5th, 2010 at 9:30AM: Just in time for you to change your summer travel plans, the Smithsonian and Rick Steves just launched their special summer edition magazine, Smithsonian Presents "TRAVELS with Rick Steves". (In case you forgot, a magazine is a bundle of glossy paper printed with pretty colored pictures and some words, then bound with staples and placed within arm's reach of the toilet in case you lose your iPad ...
