The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will open “Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe,” the first major ...

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) will open its next exhibition, “How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American ...

Smithsonian museums, research centers, and the National Zoo will use prior-year funds to remain open to the public during the federal government shutdown through Saturday, October 11, 2025. Updates ...

Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo are temporarily closed. Please check back for reopening updates.

The Wisdom of the great chiefs : the classic speeches of Red Jacket, Chief Joseph, and Chief Seattle / selected and with chapter introductions by Kent Nerburn ...

Recent reports about the Smithsonian removing the historic Greensboro, North Carolina, lunch counter and a stool from the National Museum of American History and National Museum of African American ...

John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940–July 17, 2020) was a giant in the civil rights movement whose wisdom, courage, and moral clarity earned him the nickname “the conscience of the Congress” during ...

A Bennu sample on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History after it was unveiled to museumgoers Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. James Di Loreto and Phillip R. Lee, Smithsonian. Note to ...

"I’m not superstitious, but I’m a little stitious.” As the New Year approaches, this iconic line from The Office feels more relatable than ever. From gulping grapes in Spain to donning yellow ...

They carried torches and marched at night. Their goal: defend free speech in America. What started as a small group of young men demonstrating during the 1860 election, snowballed into a mass movement ...

Envelope for tally sheet. 1864. Gift of Tadas Osmolskis. Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum. Early approaches to voting by mail in the U.S. enabled military service members to participate in ...

During the mid-1800s, one third of all paper money in America was thought to be fake. It was the golden age of counterfeiting, and one exceptionally talented con artist stood out from all the rest.