The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will host its annual “Innovations in Flight” outdoor display at the museum’s ...

As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, the Smithsonian will reopen two of its most iconic and historic buildings, ...

Beginning in May 2026, Smithsonian Gardens will explore how gardens bring people and plants together to shape the future ...

We appreciate the opportunity to share Smithsonian resources that document and celebrate the rich history and culture of ...

Family members at the Taylor family home on Martha’s Vineyard. Credit: Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American ...

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives will launch a dynamic lineup of exhibitions and public programming starting in May as part ...

Grand opening of the “In Pursuit of Life, Liberty & Happiness” exhibition at the National Museum of American History in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence ...

The evening concluded with a tribute performance by the Oscar Peterson Centennial Quartet, Ulf Wakenius on guitar, Mark Mclean on drums, Brandi Disterheft on bass and Robert “Robi” Botos on piano, who ...

A Museum in the Making” Is a Window Into the Design and Collaboration Behind First National Art Museum in the US “Freer was fiercely dedicated to sharing his Asian and American art collection to ...

Horseshoe crabs play a vital role in the Delaware Bay on the East Coast. Each spring, hundreds of thousands of these ancient arthropods converge on the bay’s beaches to spawn. Females can lay 90,000 ...

Scorpions are incredible hunters, and while we knew that metals strengthen the weapons in some species’ arsenals, we don’t know if all scorpions’ weapons contain metal, and if so, whether this metal ...

In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, harvester ants congregate with serrated jaws agape outside the nests of much smaller cone ants. However, the nests’ inhabitants are not threatened. Instead, ...