WASHINGTON, DC.- The 44th edition of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates the culture of Mexico, from June 24th to July 5th 2010, with the participation of more than 100 Mexican musicians, artisans and producers. The festival takes place at the…
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Unveils "Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn"
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian
Institution
Libraries opens its new exhibition “Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop
and Turn”
in the National Museum of American History opening June 14. The
exhibition
features the art of paper engi…
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Unveils "Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn"
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian Institution Libraries opens its new exhibition “Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn” in the National Museum of American History June 14. The exhibition features the art of paper engineering in the prod…
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Unveils "Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn"
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian Institution Libraries opens its new exhibition “Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn” in the National Museum of American History June 14. The exhibition features the art of paper engineering in the prod…
The Smithsonian and Synchrotron Soleil Join to Analyze Antiquities, Cultural Heritage Materials
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian Institution and Synchrotron Soleil of France announced a new partnership between the organizations to use the power of the third-generation synchrotron to study and preserve priceless collections at the Smithsonian. Thi…
Rare Photo of Slave Children Found in North Carolina Attic
RALEIGH,
NC (AP).- A haunting 150-year-old photo found in a
North Carolina attic shows a young black child named John, barefoot and
wearing
ragged clothes, perched on a barrel next to another unidentified young
boy. Art
historians beli…
Rare Photo of Slave Children Found in North Carolina Attic
RALEIGH, NC (AP).- A haunting 150-year-old photo found in a North Carolina attic shows a young black child named John, barefoot and wearing ragged clothes, perched on a barrel next to another unidentified young boy. Art historians believe it’s an extre…