The Smithsonian benefits from the work of thousands of passionate volunteers who support the organization on-site in our museums, zoo, and other facilities. Digital technology makes it possible for ...
Redesign Installs 50% More Artworks, Including 24 Major Works From Joseph H. Hirshhorn’s Foundational Gift ...
The “Baptistery of Saint Louis,” a brass basin inlaid with silver and gold from 14th-century Syria and Egypt was originally ...
Smithsonian researchers have identified the genetic relationships among all the Hawaiian honeycreeper species that were known ...
Overview of the excavated track surface with a mix of deeper hippopotamus and antelope footprints and shallower hominin tracks visible. Kay Behrensmeyer, Smithsonian. Ancient footprints preserved ...
Chemical signals help determine whether daughters remain and work for the queen or leave to establish nests of their own ...
The Smithsonian announced today that it has extended its special exhibition “American Aspirations” through Monday, Aug. 10 when the Smithsonian will celebrate its 180th annive ...
About The Arts and Industries Building is the Smithsonian’s second oldest building. Arts and Industries opened in 1881 as the country’s first U.S. National Museum, an architectural icon in the heart ...
Because the Smithsonian museums are free, we cannot base our visit tallies on a number of tickets sold. The counts sometimes include staff, as well as visitors who leave the museum and return. A ...
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 ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the early 1990s most Americans had ...
Dynamic rotating exhibitions explore various aspects of urban community life, including modernization, cultural encounters, environmental change, gentrification, employment, and globalization.
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