WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History acquired a skateboard deck ridden by renowned skateboarder Tony Hawk following the closing ceremony of the Quiksilver All 80s All Day Vert Challenge Jan. 7. The board is a 1986…
Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Presents "The Kennedys 50 Years Ago"
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is displaying nine photographs of President John F. Kennedy and his family taken by Richard Avedon for Harpers Bazaar. The photos will be on view until Feb. 28. During the phot…
Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Presents "The Kennedys 50 Years Ago"
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is displaying nine photographs of President John F. Kennedy and his family taken by Richard Avedon for Harpers Bazaar. The photos will be on view until Feb. 28. During the phot…
Smithsonian Institution’s "New Harmonies" Traveling Exhibition on Five-State Tour
ASBURY PARK, NJ (AP).- The Smithsonian hears America singing, playing instruments and telling its history through music. The Washington cultural institution’s New Harmonies program will feature this musical history with a traveling exhibit in five stat…
Smithsonian Music Exhibit on 5-State Tour
ASBURY PARK, NJ (AP).- The Smithsonian hears America singing, playing instruments and telling its history through music. The Washington cultural institution’s New Harmonies program will feature this musical history with a traveling exhibit in five stat…
Display Showcases Two Key Smithsonian Figures
WASHINGTON, DC.- Visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History can learn more about two of the Smithsonian leaders who championed the museum’s creation when a case exhibit goes on display in December. Their life’s work also of…
Pierre Huyghe is the 2010 Winner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Contemporary Artist Award
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum announced that Pierre Huyghe is the 2010 winner of the museum’s contemporary artist award. Huyghe was selected by an independent panel of jurors for his “pioneering vision and tireless ambi…
Pierre Huyghe is the 2010 Winner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Contemporary Artist Award
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum announced that Pierre Huyghe is the 2010 winner of the museum’s contemporary artist award. Huyghe was selected by an independent panel of jurors for his “pioneering vision and tireless ambi…
New Installation of Recent Media Art Acquisitions Opens at the American Art Museum
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum has opened a new gallery dedicated to examining the history and the latest developments in the art of the moving image. “Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image” opened t…
New Installation of Recent Media Art Acquisitions Opens at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum has opened a new gallery dedicated to examining the history and the latest developments in the art of the moving image. “Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image” opened t…