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Bill and Camille Cosby Funded the Smithsonian's Exhibition of Their Art
Over the past few months, the Smithsonian has been criticized for not addressing the rape claims leveled against Bill Cosby.
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Books
Where Primordial Lava Flows into Ice
Iceland, more than most places on the planet, frequently reveals the cataclysmic activity below its crust through volcanoes, fissures, and geothermal pools.
Art
A 19th-Century Paper Mill Transformed into a Space for Art
PLAINWELL, Mich. — In Sarah Lindley's current installation at the historic Plainwell Paper Mill Company in southwestern Michigan, she traces the watershed of the Kalamazoo River.
Art
Fact-Checking the Smithsonian's Koch-Funded Climate Change Exhibition
WASHINGTON, DC — Last month’s demonstrations outside the National Museum of Natural History might not have prompted the public outcry activists had hoped for, but the claim that David Koch’s relationship to the museum impacts the content of their Human Origins exhibition deserves consideration.
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Protesters Demand Smithsonian Kick David Koch Off National Museum of Natural History Board,
WASHINGTON, DC — Chanting "kick Koch off the board" and lifting signs with slogans like, “climate deniers out of science museums,” a crowd of protesters picketed in front of the Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) just after 12:30pm.
Art
Remains of 18th-Century Slave Ship Find Safe Harbor at Smithsonian
Long-lost between two reefs off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, are the fragmented remains of a Portuguese slave ship, now identified centuries later as the first known wreck of its kind.
In Brief
Emails Suggest Shell Pressured Science Museum to Alter Climate Change Exhibits
The question of whether oil giants seek to control the messages at museums they sponsor may have been answered.
Art
The Glass Plate Garden: Early Photographs of Central Park
In thousands of recently digitized glass plate negatives, the natural and landscaped grandeur of gardens past is revealed in freshly sharp detail.
In Brief
Scientists Ask Natural History Museums to Cut Ties with David Koch
In an open letter posted today, 39 scientists call for natural history and science museums to sever connections with climate change deniers.
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For #MuseumWeek, Institutions Share Their Secrets Online
What are museums hiding in their pasts and inside their collection storage vaults? Some of those secrets (or just lesser-known facts) are being shared by institutions around the world this Museum Week through the hashtag #secretsmw.
Art
The Illustrated Correspondence of Artists
Before people were dropping GIFs into Gmail, letter writers were adding illustrations for that emotional or contextual punch.
Books
A Portal to Unite the Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books Collection
This month the Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books Collection launched an online platform that unifies artists' books from across several Smithsonian collections.