Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum; photo by Norwood Photography.

Polygraph (cardio-pneumo-psychograph); 1921. Gift of City of Berkeley Police Department. Photo by Jaclyn Nash, National Museum of American History.

A first generation college student reaches for the stars at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

To most Americans, the hammered dulcimer is a new and unfamiliar instrument. Even people who know much about American music often confuse the hammered dulcimer with the three- or four-stringed ...

Portraits and other images of military and civilian leaders and personalities of the period. See the exhibition Gen. John J. Pershing and World War I, 1917-1918 on view at the Smithsonian's National ...

Native peoples moved in and out of the area that was to become Yellowstone National Park for ceremonies, hunting, and the medicines, minerals, and plants found there. Yellowstone was established as ...

The Smithsonian's collections and archives are a rich source of information on American folk music and its many genres. Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music ...

Explore items in the Smithsonian's collections related to 1924. In January, the first celebration of the Winter Olympics was ...

View a sample of the Latino and Latin American music resources in the Smithsonian's collections.

American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) opened the door to spiritual and emotional expression, creating the foundations of modern dance as she codified inventive ...

A gospel superstar, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) combined traditional gospel music with virtuoso guitar solos on her Gibson SG to create a groundbreaking sound that would ...

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) equips members of the Smithsonian community with the technology tools, services, and applications they need to carry out their responsibilities ...