Smithsonian museums across Washington, DC, closed their doors on Sunday as the ongoing government shutdown causes strain.

WASHINGTON (WLS) -- Opening on Sept. 24, the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture will feature a number of artifacts from Chicago. The museum is the Smithsonian's ...

As the government shutdown lingers, the impacts of the budget impasse continue to grow, with hundreds of thousands of federal workers missing paychecks and agencies closing and unstaffed. Now, the ...

WASHINGTON – The National Museum of African American History and Culture – which President Donald Trump once said made him “deeply proud” – has become a flashpoint in the White House's targeting of ...

The museums and zoo will remain open through Saturday, October 11. However, if the shutdown continues beyond that date, they will close on October 12.

No institution is above scrutiny, but the Trump administration’s planned overhaul could obscure the work of God in American history. When the National Museum of African American History & Culture ...

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth Thursday with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago to tell the last ...

The lower level of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is a somber feat of truth-telling. It begins with the origins of human bondage in the Americas with the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will celebrate its ninth anniversary Sept. 24. Since opening in 2016, the museum has welcomed almost 13 million ...

Downtown Charleston’s International African American Museum will open an exhibit next week to serve as a national archive on ...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture has become a target of the Trump administration. The museum's director has stepped down since the White House began examining its exhibits ...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture finally opens. — -- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture finally opens its doors today on the ...