The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), founded in 1890, is a research center of the Smithsonian Institution with the mission to advance our knowledge and understanding of the universe ...
Does a mammoth fit in your living room? How would you look playing Charlie Parker's saxophone? Answer these questions and more by bringing Smithsonian objects into your space through augmented reality ...
Acting Margaret and Terry Stent Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum Jane Carpenter-Rock is the acting Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the flagship ...
Anthea M. Hartig is the Elizabeth MacMillan Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the first woman to hold the position since the museum opened in 1964. Hartig oversees ...
Enjoy a selection of cat-themed art from across the Smithsonian. Not a cat person? Check out Dog: Museum’s Best Friend.
Like mythological Greek gods of old, superheroes captivate the imaginations of people of all ages. Superman’s 1938 debut kicked off the golden age of comic books. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe ...
The Smithsonian's Feather Identification Lab work to save lives by preventing bird strikes and air disasters.
"...reprints of actual pages from the old Roseville Pottery catalogues, now on deposit at the Ohio Historical Society Library at Columbus, Ohio." siris_sil_947527 ...
It has long been recognized and documented that insects are the most diverse group of organisms, meaning that the numbers of species of insects are more than any other group. In the world, some 900 ...
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Art and Japan-based TOPPAN Inc. are partnering to advance the museum’s growing digitization efforts, starting with implementation of cutting-edge virtual- and ...
North Atlantic mail sailings, 1840-75 / Walter Hubbard and Richard F. Winter ; edited by Susan M. McDonald ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Around 1820 Thomas Jefferson cut and ...