After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...

In honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Smithsonian received a donation of $2.3 million from the Caterpillar ...

Smithsonian Channel™ is where curiosity lives, inspiration strikes and wonders never cease. This is the place for awe-inspiring stories, powerful documentaries and amazing entertainment. As a joint ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will present its 11th Great Americans Medal to Melinda French Gates ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced the launch of William Bache’s Silhouettes Album, a microsite featuring new research and digitized images for 1,800 cut-paper silhouettes by ...

Smithsonian Associates, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Principality of Monaco and Smithsonian Gardens, presents ...

The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have chosen the 51 institutions that will participate in “50 for 50,” a national collection-sharing initiative ...

Credit: (L) “Venus Williams, Double Portrait” by Robert Pruitt, conté crayon, charcoal, pastel and coffee wash on paper, 2022. National Portrait Gallery ...

The Smithsonian will debut Smithsonian Dreams, a free immersive public art experience by internationally acclaimed media artist Refik Anadol that transforms the historic Smithsonian Castle into a ...

From the earliest days of computers, people have found ways to play games on them. These early computer programmers weren’t just wasting time or looking for new ways to goof off. They had practical ...

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There is no public parking facility for Smithsonian museums on the National Mall. A limited number of city-operated metered parking spaces are available, including several accessible parking spaces.