Read more Smithsonian stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15951/smithsonian.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:06:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70260/nations-top-museums-free-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAdmission to over 1,200 museums across America will be free tomorrow as part of the Smithsonian's annual "Museum Day." The event is aimed at promoting culture and removing "any economic barrier" keeping people from enjoying museums, a Smithsonian exec tells USA Today . Museum-goers will need a Museum Day admission...http://www.newser.com/story/70260/nations-top-museums-free-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 3:06:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52429/8-offbeat-library-collections.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYour local library may be home to an odd or wonderful specialized stash of artifacts. The Smithsonian compiles a list of the nation’s most unusual library collections: The Cleveland Public Library sports perhaps the world’s largest collection of chess- and checkers-related material, with more than 30,000 items that include...http://www.newser.com/story/52429/8-offbeat-library-collections.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Mar 2009 3:20:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45634/for-sale-space-shuttle-42m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNASA is taking the unprecedented step of offering to sell the three space shuttles to museums when the workhorse vehicles are retired some time after 2010, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The space agency is seeking at least $42 million—including $6 million for shipping and handling, and the cost of...http://www.newser.com/story/45634/for-sale-space-shuttle-42m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Dec 2008 2:58:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/21664/smithsonian-picks-new-leader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Smithsonian Institute today handed its top job to Georgia Tech President G. Wayne Clough, marking a return to the museum’s academic roots, the AP reports. Clough follows the troubled tenure of businessman Lawrence Small, who came under fire for raising executive salaries and for focusing more on money than...http://www.newser.com/story/21664/smithsonian-picks-new-leader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Mar 2008 14:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17045/smithsonian-enshrines-colbert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStephen Colbert has finally been enshrined as the “national treasure” he insists he is. His portrait now hangs in the Smithsonian, the LA Times reports. OK, so it’s next to the Portrait Gallery bathroom, but that just means that, in Colbert’s words, “There has never been a better time to...http://www.newser.com/story/17045/smithsonian-enshrines-colbert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jan 2008 14:10:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15631/when-bird-meets-plane-air-force-takes-action.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen a bird smacks into a military plane, it is not a pretty picture, neither for bird nor plane. It is, however, a serious, if messy, problem, and one that jeopardizes the safety of pilots and some very expensive Air Force hardware. The Wall Street Journal visits a base in...http://www.newser.com/story/15631/when-bird-meets-plane-air-force-takes-action.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Jan 2008 17:28:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11853/smithsonian-fudged-global-warming-facts-for-politics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGovernment scientists claim officials at the Smithsonian National Museum downplayed global warming for political reasons in a 2006 exhibit on climate change in the Arctic. The museum's director insisted statements about the "scientific uncertainty" of climate change be included in the exhibit, reports the Washington Post . The director is now...http://www.newser.com/story/11853/smithsonian-fudged-global-warming-facts-for-politics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Nov 2007 4:08:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10516/houston-moma-tops-in-arts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA surge in private arts funding boosted the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston last year with $185.8 million, making it the top US recipient of private arts donations. Runners-up were New York's MoMA, with $133.5 million; the Smithsonian, with $131.2 million; and Boston's MFA, with $130....http://www.newser.com/story/10516/houston-moma-tops-in-arts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Oct 2007 21:32:56 CDT