The Smithsonian Institution is struggling for its independence amid an ideological battle with the Trump administration over ...
The U.S. will celebrate its 250th birthday this summer, while the Smithsonian has come under political pressure from White ...
More than 150 million specimens that belong to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History are housed at a support ...
The White House is escalating pressure on the Smithsonian Institution, demanding extensive internal records and warning that congressionally authorized funding could be withheld if the museum system ...
MALL ENTRANCE CLOSURE: Note: The museum’s Mall Entrance at Madison Drive, between 12th and 14th Streets, will be closed due ...
Happy New Year from the National Museum of American History Amy Kehs NEW EXHIBITION “How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories” An exhibition by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center ...
Opinion

The real fight for the Smithsonian

Its museums, more than any others, shape the nation’s narrative. No wonder the country argues about it.
When Donald Trump published an August 12 letter addressed to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, informing him of “a comprehensive internal review” of the shows and explanatory materials at ...
Last summer, my mom told me she wanted to visit Washington, D.C. and tour all of the historical sites and museums, "before it was too late." I didn't really understand entirely what she meant until ...
Smithsonian Gardens and the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) will present the 30th annual orchid exhibition this year in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and ...
The author discusses the role of founding Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry in the initiation of the Royal Society of London's Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1800-1900), "one of the most valuable ...