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This Museum's collections of popular entertainment hold some of the Smithsonian's most beloved artifacts. The collection also encompasses many other artifacts from film, radio, TV, and more
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound
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Film and Video Center of the National Museum of the American Indian
 
Film
Magic Lanterns Magic Mirrors: A Centennial Salute to Cinema
Motion pictures over the past one hundred years have reflected our visions of ourselves, and our world
Marilyn Monroe, Korea, 1954
Newly discovered photographs by David Geary
One Life: Katharine Hepburn One Life: Kate: A Centennial Celebration
Bursting into Hollywood’s dream factory, Hepburn boldly announced a new kind of female presence on the silver screen
Star Wars: Of Myth and Magic Star Wars: Of Myth and Magic
Examines the mythology beneath the Star Wars story
Television
One Life: Katharine Hepburn Bon Appetit!: Julia Child's Kitchen
View the kitchen from her Cambridge, Massachusetts, home and enjoy audio and video clips of Julia sharing her kitchen wisdom
Celebrity Caricature in America
A look at the stylized portraiture of early twentieth-century America
Museums
American History Museum
History of science, technology, society and culture in America
Research
Archives Center
Film, video, and audio archives
Folklife Festival
Annual celebration of art, music, crafts, culture and lore
Programs
Film Programs sponsored by Washington, D.C. Museums
Smithsonian Channel HD
Film Screenings
The Smithsonian Associates
Music, Theater, and Film Classes and Lectures
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