Arts & Culture / Video
Behind the Scenes with Gowns of the First Ladies Exhibit
An exhibit about the first ladies reopens at the National Museum of American History, including dresses worn at inaugural balls.
The entertainment curator at the American History Museum shows cinematic highlights from the museum’s collections, including Dorothy’s red slippers and Superman’s cape (Produced by: Ryan Reed). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Night-at-the-Museum.html
Take a walk through jazz history with pianist John Eaton as he recollects his career of the past five decades (Meredith Bragg)
Collector Nakki Goranin leads a tour of her collection (Kenneth Fletcher). Read more at http://smithsonian.com/photobooth
Top Chef Shows How to Cook a Geoduck
Hung Huynh, winner of Season 3 of Top Chef, prepares the giant clam two different ways, raw and fried. Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Happy-As-Clams.html
Colombian Music: Turco Gil’s Accordion Academy
Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/colombia-dispatches.html In Valledupar, Colombia, Turco Gil operates a school to teach local children how to play vallenato music. Listen to Juan David Atencia, a blind 9-year-old prodigy …
Colombia Dispatch Video: Palenque: A Piece of Africa in Sout
Four hundred years ago, escaped slaves formed the village of Palenque. The towns younger generations have reconnected with their African roots through cultural traditions handed down from their ancestors (Kenneth …
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