#smithsonian

Science & Technology | Science & Technology

Smithsonian Places 4.5 Million Historic Images Into the Public Domain

Part of the Smithsonian’s Open Access platform, the institution invites you to get creative with its images.

Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like

The Museum of Failure Celebrates Some of the World's Biggest Flops

Now on view in New York City, the traveling exhibition presents failure as a critical learning opportunity

News | News

Smithsonian's new FUTURES exhibit asks visitors when we'll see 'single global government'

Another question on a screen at the exhibit asks the public if "shared world government" would unite people effectively.

Politics | Media Bias

Smithsonian Cover Story Misinforms About the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict | CAMERA

A cover story by Geraldine Brooks in the summer edition of Smithsonian misinforms about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with errors, omissions, and underscoring of disputed

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

The Smithsonian Is Currently In Search Of A Beer Drinking Traveler And It Pays $64,000 Annualy

If you've ever said to yourself, "Can't I just have a beer and tour the country and someone pay me for it?" Well, we have really, really good news for you! This job actually exists and The Smithsonian is currently hiring and we have a link to th

Entertainment | Star Trek News

Smithsonian: USS Enterprise Conservation Begins Phase II - AirSpaceAirSpace

Stardate 1601.28: After a year of extensive research, conservation work on the original studio model of the USS Enterprise is now underway in the Museum’s spacedock. Our goal is to stabilize the model and return it to its appearance from August of 1967

Entertainment | Star Wars

Why It’s Surprisingly Hard to Preserve a Star Wars Stormtrooper Suit | Vanity Fair

A new Times Square exhibit opens up the Lucasfilm archives to take a tour of the fashion history of the Star Wars universe, and gets Our Man on the Street to discover the power of the Force.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Mad Men to live on at Smithsonian National Museum of American History - BBC News

A collection of costumes and props from hit US drama Mad Men is donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

History | Chicago History

Chicago photos of Martin Luther King Jr. added to Smithsonian

He was a young priest with a camera when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Chicago in the 1960s, but now his images of racial tumult and civil rights marches are housed in the Smithsonian.