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On the precipice of its first blockbuster exhibition in years, the Walker Art Center is reexamining the relationship between art and commerce

The popular Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is preparing an exhibit that examines the impact of space travel on society.

However, five other men have also accused the drag performer of sexual misconduct.

SALEM – Salem students reflected on a recent trip to Washington D.C. in April’s board of education meeting. The three-day trip, which was funded by an anonymous donor, saw 46 students, who participated in Mr. Graham’s AP Government, and CCP U.S. History classes over the last two years visit the nation’s capital and surrounding historical […]

Congrats to the swim team at Centennial for participating at Edison Middle Schools inspiring walk.

Calling all history buffs! Here's a sneak peek of what the museum will be like once it opens.

Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study from scientists with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

The Rev. Wheeler Parker, who witnessed the 1955 kidnapping of murdered teen Emmett Till, says the nation must learn from history to advance justice for all. The post Eyewitness to kidnapping of Emmett Till hasn’t closed his eyes to quest for racial justice appeared first on Kansas Reflector.

Guest "Roaches check in -- but they don't check out!" by David Middleton Who could ever forget this classic 1980 TV commercial, featuring "the Greatest" Muhammad Ali? https://youtu.be/Pego09xexQI As Kip Hansen very eloquently pointed out here and here, the Anthropocene is every bit as dead as all of the cockroaches ever killed by Muhammad Ali.…

The next time you visit Washington, D.C., say a big thank you to James Smithson.