“D.C. has always been a good town for subcultures.” Locals have cultivated the Burning Man spirit here in the Washington region.

The exhibit will no longer anchor the development’s second phase reopening.

Is the Renwick Gallery’s “Burning Man” exhibit the new “Second Life”?

Frances Glessner Lee made the set of 18 intricately designed dioramas, earning her the nickname the “the mother of forensic science.”

The Smithsonian has created an app that lets viewers virtually walk through the museum with 360-degree, 3D panoramic views.

The gallery reopened after a two-year renovation, and it doesn’t disappoint.

We were supposed to run an interview with Olek, the artist who yesterday “yarn-bombed” the Albert Einstein Memorial. Unfortunately, our reporter’s iPhone was damaged by yesterday’s rainstorm and lost the recording.

The National Academy of Science’s memorial of Albert Einstein was covered in yarn from head to toe, resulting in a colorful oddity that greeted researchers and other staffers on their way into the office.

The Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Glass exhibition at the Renwick Gallery is on display now through January 11, 2009. The Renwick is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily (except December 25). Produced by DCist contributor Meredith Bragg…

The Smithsonian Institution’s woes have been front and center in the news lately, and now it has sent its first victim to the chopping block. In the wake of last week’s fairly crushing – though not entirely surprising – report on the state of the museums, Secretary Lawrence M. Small has submitted his resignation, announced today by the Board of Regents Executive Committee. Some have noted that Small may only be the first of the…