At the Smithsonian | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/smithsonian-institution/RSS feed for At the SmithsonianenFri, 05 Apr 2024 12:30:00 +0000From the JogBra to Gatorade to Breakaway Basketball Rims, Sports Are a Field for Inventionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/from-the-jogbra-to-gatorade-to-breakaway-basketball-rims-sports-are-a-field-for-invention-180984084/A new exhibition at the National Museum of American History aims to inspire the next generation of innovatorsFri, 05 Apr 2024 12:30:00 +0000In His Garage, an Untrained Artist Created a Work of Sublime Divinityhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/in-his-garage-untrained-artist-created-work-sublime-divinity-180983984/How deep faith created one of the loveliest—and most curious—sacred objects in the Smithsonian collectionsWed, 03 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000Explore a Century of Masterpieces, From Rodin to Picasso, Brought Together by One Passionate Collectorhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/explore-a-century-of-masterpieces-from-rodin-to-picasso-brought-together-by-one-passionate-collector-180984036/A self-described "little man in a hurry," Joseph Hirshhorn built a premier modern art collectionWed, 27 Mar 2024 18:06:45 +0000Why Aren't Dolphins in the Great Lakes? And More Questions From Our Readershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-arent-dolphins-in-the-great-lakes-and-more-questions-from-our-readers-180983975/You’ve got questions. We’ve got expertsWed, 27 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000How 'The Magic Man of Hollywood' Captured the Golden Age's Biggest Starshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-magic-man-of-hollywood-captured-golden-ages-biggest-stars-180984011/George Hurrell’s photographs of actors from the 1930s and 1940s dazzle in a new exhibition at the National Portrait GalleryTue, 26 Mar 2024 14:49:44 +0000How Painting Portraits of Freedom Fighters Became William H. Johnson’s Life’s Workhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-it-became-william-h-johnsons-lifes-work-to-paint-portraits-of-freedom-fighters-180983933/A new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum brings together the Black Modernist painter’s most famous series for the first time in more than 75 yearsThu, 14 Mar 2024 12:30:00 +0000From the Inventor of Mass-Market Paper Bags to a Scientist Who Unraveled the Mysteries of Polio, Meet Five American Women Whose Remarkable Achievements Have Long Been Overlookedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/from-inventor-mass-market-paper-bags-to-scientist-who-unraveled-mysteries-of-polio-meet-five-american-women-whose-remarkable-achievements-have-long-been-overlooked-180983931/The inaugural exhibition at the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum seeks to shine light on lesser-known historical figuresTue, 12 Mar 2024 12:30:00 +0000How a 1924 Immigration Act Laid the Groundwork for Japanese American Incarcerationhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-a-1924-immigration-act-laid-the-groundwork-for-japanese-american-incarceration-180983757/A Smithsonian curator and a historian discuss the links between the Johnson-Reed Act and Executive Order 9066, which rounded up 120,000 Japanese Americans in camps across the Western U.S.Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:15:00 +0000Could Volcanoes Power Our Planet? And More Questions From Our Readershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/could-volcanoes-power-our-planet-and-more-questions-from-our-readers-180983708/You’ve got questions. We’ve got expertsThu, 15 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000Fantastical Art Joins Hundreds of Blooming Orchids to Shed Light on Conservation Effortshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/fantastical-art-joins-hundreds-of-blooming-orchids-to-shed-light-on-conservation-efforts-180983786/Smithsonian Gardens’ 28th annual orchid exhibition is underway at the Kogod CourtyardThu, 15 Feb 2024 13:30:00 +0000These Women Were the Real Geniuses Behind the Iconic Tiffany Lampshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/women-real-geniuses-behind-iconic-tiffany-lamps-180983699/A chic light fixture reveals how female designers remade the Tiffany brand—and went largely uncredited for nearly a centuryWed, 14 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000