Visitors can celebrate elephants, culture and conservation during EleFest, a three-day festival at the Smithsonian’s National ...

The United States has been shaped by aspirational ideals, often shared but sometimes in conflict and contested since its founding. Much of who we are as a nation continues to be informed by the ...

In recognition of World Agriculture Day Thursday, June 11, the Smithsonian Science Education Center has released two new free educational resources for youth. The Smithsonian Science for Global Goals’ ...

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963 by Rowland Scherman. Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) will present ...

Smithsonian Launches Regional Collaboratives, a National Initiative To Strengthen Community Partnerships Across the Country ...

For nearly 250 years, Americans have been inspired by the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence. American Aspirations brings together for the first time more than 30 of Smithsonian’s ...

Join the Smithsonian in commemorating National Pride Month with events, articles, and podcast episodes that tell a diversity of Pride stories. The first Pride parades marked the anniversary of the ...

Chronicler of the neglected truth -- The Führer's inspiration -- Superhero -- Strange bedfellows -- Hate by proxy -- History's stage -- The lonely eagle -- An arsenal of Nazism -- America first -- ...

The earliest known American sampler was made by Loara Standish of the Plymouth Colony about 1645. By the 1700s, samplers depicting alphabets and numerals were worked by young women to learn the basic ...

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 ...

A common item with uncommon potential for redesign and reinvention. Explore chair designs from across the globe within the Smithsonian's collections.

Learn about Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005) and how environmental disasters of his day inspired the creation of Earth Day in 1970. On December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured a now ...