Anthea M. Hartig, the Elizabeth MacMillan Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, has been elected ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History received a donation of costumes today from the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical Hadestown in a ceremony following its matinee ...

Discover women writers who have made a mark on American history and culture. Learn about Phillis Wheatly, who in 1773 was the first African American to have a book published. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art has announced a donation from former Michigan senator Jack Faxon (1936–2020) ...

A new study of young tectonic landforms on the moon offers the most detailed estimate yet of how much the moon has contracted ...

Diwali Festival Programming Includes Arts and Crafts, Indian Classical Sarod Music, Dance Performances and a Dance Party With ...

Chytridiomycosis, commonly known as chytrid, is caused by the microscopic fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

“Cheetahs are notoriously difficult to breed, and our team pours countless hours into each and every surviving cub,” said ...

The Smithsonian Store today launched its 2026 Holiday Gift Guide, offering hundreds of distinctive gifts inspired by the ...

The exhibition centers on the lives of two sakadas, Eusebio Maglinte and Epimaco Fariola Mansueto, whose experiences ...

National Air and Space Museum will host a press preview of two newly renovated galleries — “At Home in Space” and “Modern Military Aviation.” Christopher Browne, John and Adrienne Mars Director, ...

The Philadelphia is currently undergoing a multi-year conservation treatment, on view to the public in the “The Gunboat ...