/tags/smithsonian-institution Smithsonian Institution en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-11-26/black-st-louisans-tracing-roots-digitizing-family-history-smithsonians The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is helping Black St. Louisans trace their roots as far back as possible. Staff members were in St. Louis this fall to teach people how to research genealogical archives and digitize old family recordings. Black St. Louisans want to help the next generation better understand their ancestry. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-11-26/black-st-louisans-tracing-roots-digitizing-family-history-smithsonians Andrea Y. Henderson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-06/the-smithsonian-wants-to-help-st-louis-digitize-its-black-history The Smithsonian Institution is hosting workshops across the St. Louis region in September and October. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:13:22 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-06/the-smithsonian-wants-to-help-st-louis-digitize-its-black-history Miya Norfleet /health-science-environment/2018-09-02/scientist-sends-mobot-plants-to-the-smithsonian-in-case-they-go-extinct For the past year, a researcher at the Missouri Botanical Garden has been collecting samples from hundreds of plants in the garden. They’ll be preserved… Mon, 03 Sep 2018 03:21:42 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-09-02/scientist-sends-mobot-plants-to-the-smithsonian-in-case-they-go-extinct Eli Chen /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-10-25/reflecting-on-the-first-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture Earlier this month, the first national museum devoted exclusively to African-American history and culture opened in Washington D.C.: The Smithsonian’s… Tue, 25 Oct 2016 21:46:22 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-10-25/reflecting-on-the-first-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture Kelly Moffitt /arts/2015-12-14/artists-to-turn-sculpture-sale-into-art-fellowship-for-former-inmates A new initiative will pay former prisoners to make art. The project stems from the Mirror Casket, art produced during Ferguson related protests. According… Mon, 14 Dec 2015 22:40:03 GMT /arts/2015-12-14/artists-to-turn-sculpture-sale-into-art-fellowship-for-former-inmates /arts/2015-04-26/smithsonian-institution-acquires-ferguson-related-protest-art-and-signs The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., is adding protest artwork and signage to its permanent collection. Emily Bland, one of the… Mon, 27 Apr 2015 03:19:34 GMT /arts/2015-04-26/smithsonian-institution-acquires-ferguson-related-protest-art-and-signs /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-02-04/spirit-of-st-louis-grounded-for-preservation-work-at-air-and-space-museum For the first time in more than 20 years, the Spirit of St. Louis, Charles Lindbergh’s beloved single-engine plane that carried him to fame and the… Wed, 04 Feb 2015 17:22:57 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-02-04/spirit-of-st-louis-grounded-for-preservation-work-at-air-and-space-museum /arts/2013-11-29/objects-with-st-louis-ties-featured-in-new-smithsonians-history-of-america A new book, The Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects tells the history of the country in a unique and fascinating way. The book is filled with… Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:00:00 GMT /arts/2013-11-29/objects-with-st-louis-ties-featured-in-new-smithsonians-history-of-america Alex Heuer /2011-12-03/chuck-berrys-cadillac-a-rollin-to-the-smithsonian When rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry navigated his music career, he didn't rely on agents or record labels; he drove himself to business meetings in his fleet of Cadillacs. Berry has just donated one of them, a red 1973 Eldorado, to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:47:00 GMT /2011-12-03/chuck-berrys-cadillac-a-rollin-to-the-smithsonian NPR Staff