Mitch Toda

In their efforts to document the history of computing at the Smithsonian, volunteers are interviewing former staff to preserve their stories and experiences. Ching-hsien Wang was a force that helped libraries and archives make their collections accessible online and here are some early excerpts from our interview with her.

Meredith Smith Diggs was employed at the Smithsonian in different capacities and was closely associated with the second Secretary of the Smithsonian, Spencer Fullerton Baird. Through Diggs' correspondence we can get a small glimpse of his life and work at the Smithsonian.

As Summer 2021 winds down, we'll hear from staff about the incredible number of hours and research that goes into restoring airplanes, see icons of Scandinavian furniture and product designs, and learn how atoms of hydrogren are used to create an amazingly accurate clock.

A look back at the history of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in honor of Asian Pacific American heritage Month.

We wish you a Happy National Inventors Day and invite you to check out the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the National Museum of American History!

On January 19, 1858 renovations to the library located in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building to increase space for books was completed.

This Path We Travel: Celebrations of Contemporary Native American Creativity, was one of the inaugural exhibitions at the National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center in New York City. Fifteen Native American painters, sculptors, writers, musicians, and dancers collaborated on the exhibition, which featured sculpture, performance, poetry, music, and video. Listen in to some of the audio recordings from the exhibition to get a sense of it today.

By continuing to capture the Smithsonian Latino Center's online presence, the Archives documents the Center's history, programs, and activities.

Before becoming the Director of the Diné College Museum in Arizona, Harry Walters spent three months at the Smithsonian learning techniques for the care and handling of artifacts, including their identification, description, conservation, storage, and exhibition.

Posters at the Smithsonian feature a wide range of exhibitions and programs, each with a design that is visually intriguing and purposeful in conveying information.