The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will open “First Do No Harm,” an exhibition that explores science, ...

The origins of the bicycle are shrouded in mystery. It is not possible to attribute its invention to any single person. Still, what is clear is that the early ancestors of the modern bicycle were in ...

The history of the stone which was eventually named the Hope Diamond began when the French merchant traveler, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, purchased a 112 3/16-carat diamond. This diamond, which was most ...

This fall, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will complete its landmark renovation with the opening of its ...

Hiroshi Sugimoto’s “Passage of Reflectance” (2026) and “Mathematical Model 029: Kuen’s Surface” (2008) on the new Hirshhorn ...

Participants To Be Recognized for Their Participation in Yearlong Cultural Preservation Workshop Series ...

Media will have the opportunity to tour the exhibition before it opens to the public and interview curator Alison Bazylinski about the stories, artists and design decisions that have shaped stamp art ...

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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 ...

The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum will welcome visitors 21 years and older for “After Dark: Stories We Carry,” an ...

“A Gorgeous Surprise: The Peacock Room in VR,” an interactive and immersive virtual reality (VR) experience of the National ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art transferred ownership of 29 Benin bronzes to the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Nigeria. The bronzes, which were part of the museum’s ...