Perfumer Mandy Aftel's spellbinding collection of rare essences and artifacts is on display at the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents in Berkeley
The celebrated artist’s crusading works, now on view at the Hirshhorn Museum, upend the stereotypes too often foisted on Black women
Take a trip without leaving home with these adventurous reads from this year
Spiking solar activity could mean more chances to see the awesome aurora borealis
For one fall night, it is tradition for a handful of houses in Sydrugota, on the island of Eysturoy, to open their doors and host intimate concerts
Gather together and commemorate the holiday of gratitude
Originally built as barriers between fields and farms, the region’s abandoned farmstead walls have since become the binding threads of its cultural fabric
Nurseries built from bundles of tree branches may help conserve the freshwater fish in the age of climate change
Perfumer Mandy Aftel's spellbinding collection of rare essences and artifacts is on display at the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents in Berkeley
These highlights from the Smithsonian Photo Contest are sure to scare up some smiles
Thousands of people flocked to Banner Elk, North Carolina, this year to watch the nation’s biggest woolly worm caterpillar race
From ancient China to 20th-century America, the aromatic beverage has undergone a dramatic evolution
Towering ambitions built the most charming skyscraper in America
The works of the recently knighted filmmaker address contemporary issues in two different Smithsonian museums
In 1935, the nation was home to 6.8 million farms, and most had at least one barn. By 2007, only about 650,000 of these structures remained.
The new Las Vegas performance venue challenges musicians and visual artists to produce content for its demanding format
These highlights from the Smithsonian Photo Contest celebrate the season
The diversity of the Native American experience is honored by the newly christened federal holiday
The Native people of Hispaniola were long believed to have died out. But a journalist's search for their descendants turned up surprising results
Scenes from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest prove there’s always more to love about the bel paese
The historic hall in the American Art Museum where President Abraham Lincoln held his second inaugural ball welcomes more diverse voices and visions
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