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The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., is working to digitize thousands of rare cassette recordings, including ...
“Youth and the Future of Culture” Highlights Younger Generations July 2–7 ...
Culture collides at the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, not only for those visiting, but for the 600 participants ...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project has announced that its RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam was represented at this year’s ...
The Smithsonian Institution late Monday issued its own declaration of independence, saying authority over its staff lies with Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch. The move follows President Trump's assertion ...
NPR's Pien Huang takes a journey to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to hear from youth voices about how they're telling the ...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project has announced that its RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam was represented at this year’s ...
As the US celebrates its 250th birthday in 2026, there is no better place to be during this historic milestone than ...
The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship after Trump attempted to fire a museum director.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival returns next week to D.C., running from July 2 through 7 with a theme focused on youth from ...
Kathryn Jones is on a mission to read every plaque in every D.C.-area Smithsonian. While she didn’t start the project for posterity, proposed cuts to the institution give her experiment extra weight.