The Smithsonian Institution was established by an act of Congress in 1846 as an independent federal trust instrumentality, a ...

Research resources: Online Catalog, Biodiversity Heritage Library, Smithsonian Digital Repository, and more... The ...

The Smithsonian is one of the world’s foremost research centers in science, the arts, and the humanities. In addition to ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has deaccessioned fragments of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts (fourth–third century B.C.E.) from its collection and formally transferred them to the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) have announced an agreement involving the international conservation and loan of ...

Recent reports about the Smithsonian removing the historic Greensboro, North Carolina, lunch counter and a stool from the National Museum of American History and National Museum of African American ...

A Bennu sample on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History after it was unveiled to museumgoers Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. James Di Loreto and Phillip R. Lee, Smithsonian. Note to ...

"I’m not superstitious, but I’m a little stitious.” As the New Year approaches, this iconic line from The Office feels more relatable than ever. From gulping grapes in Spain to donning yellow ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art announces the appointment of seven new members to the museum’s national board. Based in the United States and Africa, these new members are global ...

A newly released independent study conducted over a five-year period offers evidence of the impact of the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom high-quality curriculum paired with professional ...

They carried torches and marched at night. Their goal: defend free speech in America. What started as a small group of young men demonstrating during the 1860 election, snowballed into a mass movement ...

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation granted the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) $12 million to support GEO-TREES, a partnership of a dozen research organizations providing a free, ...