Smithsonian Books

09/01/2025

Cross the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture off your destination bucket list with the SMITHSONIAN PASSPORT! Explore historical artifacts, documents, and works of art that tell an American story that unites us all, and then record the visit in your very own passport that’s available at Smithsonian stores or wherever you buy books! https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/smithsonian/smithsonian-passport/

08/29/2025

Cross the National Museum of American History off your destination bucket list with the SMITHSONIAN PASSPORT! Experience the full breadth of American history and record the visit in your very own passport, available at Smithsonian stores or wherever you buy books! https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/smithsonian/smithsonian-passport/

08/28/2025

Happy National Bow Tie Day! 🎀 We pitted presidential portraits against each other to debate which president wore them best. Check out our article on SmithsonianMag.com and cast your vote in our comments! https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2025/08/28/its-national-bow-tie-daywhich-president-wore-them-best/

Once a staple of American style, the bowtie was a frequent accessory for several presidents

08/28/2025

Cross Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art off your destination bucket list with the SMITHSONIAN PASSPORT! Enjoy notable works like The Peacock Room and record the visit in your very own passport, available at Smithsonian stores or wherever you buy books! https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/smithsonian/smithsonian-passport/

08/27/2025

Cross the Smithsonian National Postal Museum off your destination bucket list with the SMITHSONIAN PASSPORT! After you admire the museum’s incredible postage stamp collection, you can document the visit with a custom stamp sticker from your very own passport, available at Smithsonian stores or wherever you buy books! https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/smithsonian/smithsonian-passport/

08/26/2025

Cross the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian off your destination bucket list with the SMITHSONIAN PASSPORT! Expand your understanding of Native cultures through historic and contemporary objects and then record the visit in your very own passport, available at Smithsonian stores or wherever you buy books: https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/smithsonian/smithsonian-passport/
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Image credit: Photo by Alan Karchmer for the National Museum of the American Indian

08/25/2025

Cross the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden off your destination bucket list with the SMITHSONIAN PASSPORT! Admire beautiful contemporary art and culture and record the visit in your very own passport, available at Smithsonian stores or wherever you buy books! https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/smithsonian/smithsonian-passport/

08/22/2025

Cross the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute off your destination bucket list with the SMITHSONIAN PASSPORT! Marvel at incredible animals like Athena, the two-toed sloth, and then record the visit in your very own passport, available at Smithsonian stores or wherever you buy books! https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/smithsonian/smithsonian-passport/

08/21/2025

Cross the National Portrait Gallery USA off your destination bucket list with the SMITHSONIAN PASSPORT! After you explore the story of the United States through the portraits of the people who’ve shaped its history and culture, record the visit in your very own passport, available at Smithsonian stores or wherever you buy books! https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/smithsonian/smithsonian-passport/
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🖼️ (top, left to right):
- Walt Whitman portrait by Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins. NPG.
-Lili’uokalani by Menzies Dickson. NPG; gift of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
- Jimmy Carter photograph by Ansel Adams. NPG; gift of James Earl Carter, Jr.
- Sitting Bull by William Notman. NPG

🖼️ (bottom, left to right):
-Elizabeth Cary Stanton and Susan B. Anthony by Napoleon Sarony. NPG
- The Fisk Jubilee Singers by unidentified artist. NPG
- Frances Folsom Cleveland by Anders Leonard Zorn. NPG; gift of Frances Payne

08/21/2025

Cook and eat like a president with this excerpt from ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN THE KITCHEN! 🌽

Learn about making old corn recipes in a modern kitchen

08/20/2025

Cross the Smithsonian Gardens off your destination bucket list with the SMITHSONIAN PASSPORT! The “museum without walls” covers more than 180 acres of outdoor space and includes 15 public exhibition gardens, so stop by and record the visit in your very own passport, available at Smithsonian stores or wherever you buy books! https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/smithsonian/smithsonian-passport/

08/18/2025

We are saddened to hear that our author Jules Witcover, acclaimed political reporter and columnist, who has passed away at the age of 98. He wrote THE AMERICAN VICE PRESIDENCY, an all-inclusive examination of the vice presidency throughout American history, and he will be missed. https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/history/the-american-vice-presidency-from-irrelevance-to-power/