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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

The Smithsonian has appointed Joanna K. Garner, an internationally recognized scholar and leader in educational research, as ...