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National Museum of American History Blog
2M ago
Our exhibition, Mirror, Mirror: Reflections of American Stories in Disney Parks, begins and ends with maps.Why? Maps are wayfinding guides ..read more
National Museum of American History Blog
2M ago
In the almost 130 years since the Smithsonian Institution acquired Abraham Lincoln’s black silk necktie, the museum’s curators gave very ..read more
National Museum of American History Blog
2M ago
As in many Latinx homes across the United States, when Walter Mercado (1932–2019) came on-screen, my mother would tell my sisters and me to ..read more
National Museum of American History Blog
4M ago
“¡Ataca Yomo! (Attack Yomo!),” shouts singer Héctor Lavoe as the bright notes of what sounds like a guitar solo start flying by our ears in ..read more
National Museum of American History Blog
4M ago
When Elvira Arellano claimed sanctuary in a Chicago church in June 2006, she saw herself as a single mom, working to make a life for ..read more
National Museum of American History Blog
4M ago
Why do people leave their homelands to establish lives in other countries? What factors do people consider in leaving behind their ..read more
National Museum of American History Blog
5M ago
These three posters from the 1980s display activist organizations opposing U.S. intervention in El Salvador. (2015.0066.17, 1984.0796.108 ..read more
National Museum of American History Blog
5M ago
Who is a threat? Who deserves protection? And who is responsible for providing it?Over the past forty years, sanctuary has become a far ..read more
National Museum of American History Blog
6M ago
Tampons. Sanitary napkins and belts. Menstrual cups, sponges, and other period products. Women and girls around the world depend on these ..read more
National Museum of American History Blog
6M ago
“The recognition of the Smithsonian collecting these artifacts gives us even more motivation to move forward and still try to get the word ..read more