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Smithsonian Voices

The Smithsonian Institution has hundreds of scholars, researchers and curators, each with an amazing story to tell about their work, their quests and their passions. Here is a sampling of the unique voices that make up the chorus of ideas at the Institution.

1992 stamp commemorating the life and work of Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican friar who denounced Spanish abuses against the Caribbean's Native people. Though he regretted it later, he recommended increasing the number of enslaved Africans to lessen the burden on Native communities. Courtesy of the National Postal Museum. Estampilla de 1992 en conmemoración de la vida y trabajo de Bartolomé de las Casas, un fraile dominicano que denunció los abusos de los españoles contra los pueblos indígenas del Caribe. Aunque luego se arrepintió, recomenó aumentar el número de africanos esclavizados para mitigar la carga de las comunidades indígenas. Cortesía del Museo Nacional del Correo.
Smithsonian Latino Center

Rereading Bartolomé de las Casas

August 29th, 2019, 1:58PM
/ BY Lynne Guitar
Promotional image of the Caminos exhibit on display at Arte Américas. (Courtesy of Arte Américas)
Smithsonian Latino Center

The Importance of Latinx Representation in Museums

August 26th, 2019, 1:10PM
/ BY Maya Castillo
Smithsonian Curator Anna Phillips wants people to be less scared of blood-sucking leeches. Phillips and her colleagues recently discovered a new species of North American medicinal leech living in the eastern U.S. (Anna Phillips, Smithsonian Institution)
National Museum of Natural History

This Smithsonian Scientist is on a Mission to Make Leeches Less Scary

August 23rd, 2019, 3:20PM
/ BY
At Mývatn, a volcanic lake in northern Iceland. Photo by Libby Weiler
Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Road Trip: Aurora Borealis

August 23rd, 2019, 9:00AM
/ BY
At Smithsonian Associates' annual Breakfast at the Zoo on Sept. 14, animal keepers will give informal talks offering participants a chance to see selected animals up close. (Norwood Photography)
Smithsonian Associates

Breakfast at the Zoo and 25 Other Things to Do at the Smithsonian in September

August 22nd, 2019, 1:01PM
/ BY
Thirteen “Because of Her Story” interns spent the summer uncovering stories of remarkable American women and learning museum practice. Pictured: Stella Hendricks, intern, National Portrait Gallery. (Michael Barnes)
American Women's History Initiative

“Because of Her Story” Interns Look to Historical Role Models

August 19th, 2019, 2:18PM
/ BY &
Visitors leave hand-written notes after viewing the exhibition,
Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

"Art Does Have an Impact": Visitors Respond

August 8th, 2019, 6:00AM
/ BY Melissa Hendrickson
Siobhan Starrs joined the “David H. Koch Hall of Fossils – Deep Time” team in 2009. She spent a decade working on the exhibit, which opened on June 8. (Smithsonian Institution)
National Museum of Natural History

How Siobhan Starrs’ Harrowing Hike Shaped the New Fossil Hall

August 6th, 2019, 8:51AM
/ BY
Melissa encounters a buffalo (or is it a bison?) on the Q Street Bridge in Washington, DC.
Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Reframing American Art

August 5th, 2019, 2:30PM
/ BY
SAAM Arcade 2018. Photo by Libby Weiler.
Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

SAAM Arcade 2019: Representation Matters

July 30th, 2019, 6:00AM
/ BY