FILM NOTES: 20th anniversary of “Mean Girls” hits theaters in October
Oct. 3 is the date within the film that Cady's crush, Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett), asks her what day it is -- giving ...
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Fetching Fossils and Unwrapping Mannequins: Here’s What Happens When a Museum Exhibition Closes
In the wrap-up of “Objects of Wonder,” hundreds of the museum’s most treasured specimens are returning to the collection ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN13h
How Century-Old Paintings Reveal the Indigenous Roots and Natural History of New England Landscapes
His American art collection now resides at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, which opened as the Freer Gallery ...
History Teachers Are Replacing Textbooks With the Internet
A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority also ...
The Jewish Exponent4h
Weitzman Takes Step Toward Becoming Smithsonian Institution
Darivoff said that the addition of the Smithsonian brand may open up the Weitzman Museum in Philadelphia to a new crowd.
The Herald3d
Smithsonian adds invention created by late local inventor
A Mercer County inventor who died five years ago achieved a measure of immortality when one of his creations was accepted for ...
Arlington Catholic Herald9h
Exhibit features Nigerian interpretation of Stations of the Cross
A unique series of the Stations of the Cross, originally made for St. Paul’s Catholic Cathedral in Lagos, Nigeria, is now on ...
Mariska Hargitay’s ‘Law & Order: SVU’ costume added to Smithsonian collection
Special Victims Unit” character, played by Mariska Hargitay, is now part of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of ...
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Amy Sherald Survey to Travel to DC’s National Portrait Gallery Next Year
With over 40 paintings, Sherald’s largest survey to date will mark the first solo show of a Black contemporary artist at the ...
Smithsonian recognizes Sarasota's 'Mermaid Fountain' sculpture on the National Registry of Public Art
Nancy Goodheart Matthews created the Mermaid Fountain in 1993, and it's notable for its whimsical, mythical, and magical ...
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To American revolutionaries, patriotism meant fair dealing with one another
Barbara Clark Smith, Smithsonian Institution (THE CONVERSATION) When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. Advertisement Article continues ...