Museum will teach about first Americans
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The first Americans lost their land and, for some, their identities after European settlers began the mass migration to what is now the United States.
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In Maryland, the Wye House plantation offers a time capsule to archaeologists reconstructing the culture of slavery in America.
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In honor of the first Democrat to win two terms as president since Franklin D. Roosevelt, members of many of the nation&#39;s past and present first families
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From its tawny, curving exterior to the buffalo chili on its restaurant menu, the National Museum of the American Indian aims to challenge expectations when it opens next week.
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The image originated in Worcester, Mass., where an exhibit on it opens October 6.
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A now-extinct tribe could have been the first settlers of the Americas, a university researcher told a science conference in Britain.
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A colorful Native Nations procession heralded the opening Tuesday of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian, the newest addition to the historical treasure-trove dotting the National Mall.
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Microsoft will provide the technology that allows visitors to the U.S. Library of Congress (LOC) to first take a virtual tour of historic documents and map out what exhibits they want to see, the two organizations announced Thursday.The project will include the Myloc.gov Web site, to be launched in April, linked to information kiosks at the LOC&#39;s Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C. Interactive galleries will allow visitors to the Myloc.gov site to view and sometimes interact with items such as a rough draft of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, the Gutenberg Bible, and a 1507 map that first used the word &quot;America.&quot;The new technology is designed to assist people who want to visit the library in person, said John Sampson, director of federal government affairs at Microsoft. Visitors to the Web site will be able to bookmark areas of interest, then use a bar code at the LOC&#39;s information kiosks that will point them to more information in person, he said. Visitors both online and on-site can also engage in a game called Knowledge Quest that sends them searching for clues in the LOC&#39;s art and artifacts, Microsoft said.The library has thought hard about how to bridge the online experience with an in-person visit. Sampson said. The on-site kiosks will help visitors build a custom tour of the library, he said.The library&#39;s plan is to cycle online exhibits in and out but gradually make more information available online, Sampson said. &quot;What they&#39;ve realized is they have a vast collection of amazing, historic artifacts, documents and manuscripts that would take far too long to put on display,&quot; he said. &quot;To say they have great content ... is almost an understatement. It&#39;s the nation&#39;s most prized treasures.&quot;Microsoft is donating software, funding, and training to the project, and in return, the company gets to work with one of the premier libraries in the world, Sampson said.&quot;For us, it&#39;s a unique showcase to show the breadth and the depth of the technology,&quot; said Keith Hurwitz, a platform strategy advisor at Microsoft.Microsoft is helping put the library&#39;s &quot;unparalleled educational resources literally at the fingertips of students and lifelong learners alike, both on site at the Library of Congress and virtually through the Web,&quot; Librarian of Congress James Billington said in a statement. &quot;The Library of Congress and the causes of inspiration and creativity will benefit immensely from this act of generosity and expertise.&quot;Interactive presentation software for kiosks will run on Windows Vista and its Web equivalent, built using Microsoft Silverlight. The project will also use Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Web content management software.The library&#39;s Exploring the Early Americas&quot; exhibition, which opened Dec. 13, offers a sampling of the new experience.
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Anxious about dwindling crowds and shorter attention spans, museums and historical sites are turning to special effects to tell their stories
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Lucy, the world&#39;s most famous human  ancestor, will go on public display for the first time in the  United States this week amid criticism that her 3.2 million  year old bones are too fragile to withstand an 11-city tour.
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The newest Smithsonian museum is gathering ancient ceramics, intricate beadwork and modern art to illustrate the past and present of native peoples spread across the Western Hemisphere for some 20,000 years.
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More and more we re revering our ancestors as fresh information pours out about the amazing men and women who migrated here and started our nation.
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On the grounds of the US Capitol in Washington Wednesday, and just a day after the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall, Native American leaders called on members of Congress to address the urgent issues facing Native
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WASHINGTON With thundering drums, jubilant whoops and bell-jingling dancers, the Smithsonian&#39;s opening of the National Museum of the American Indian capped a 17-year quest by tribal leaders and elected officials to commemorate Indian culture and history
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A new traveling exhibit gives a glimpse of Afghanistan's diverse cultural legacy, rescued from the Taliban's destruction
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Washington -- If the new National Museum of the American Indian confined itself to such displays as its impressive collections of Seminole, Shoshone and Hopi kachina dolls, or North American peace pipes and tomahawks, it would differ little from other
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Boston, cradle of the American Revolution, is making some new history for itself these days.