“¡Ataca Yomo! (Attack Yomo!),” shouts singer Héctor Lavoe as the bright notes of what sounds like a guitar solo start flying by our ears. But what we’re hearing isn’t a guitar; it’s a cuatro, and the man behind this intense and virtuosic solo is Yomo Toro.

The National Museum of American History

05.09.2023

Pre-tied yet crooked: What’s up with Abraham Lincoln’s tie? | National Museum of American History

In the almost 130 years since the Smithsonian Institution acquired Abraham Lincoln’s black silk necktie, the museum’s curators gave very little thought to this personal piece of the president’s clothing.

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14.09.2023

Blessings from the universe: Walter Mercado | National Museum of American History

As in many Latinx homes across the United States, when Walter Mercado (1932–2019) came on-screen, my mother would tell my sisters and me to stop what we were doing and quiet down as she turned up the volume on the television.

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13.10.2023

Searching for Space Mountain: Reading Disney maps | National Museum of American History

Our exhibition, Mirror, Mirror: Reflections of American Stories in Disney Parks, begins and ends with maps.

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“¡Ataca Yomo!”: A close-up look at Yomo Toro’s cuatro | National Museum of American History

Pre-tied yet crooked: What’s up with Abraham Lincoln’s tie? | National Museum of American History

Blessings from the universe: Walter Mercado | National Museum of American History

Searching for Space Mountain: Reading Disney maps | National Museum of American History

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