Darivoff said that the addition of the Smithsonian brand may open up the Weitzman Museum in Philadelphia to a new crowd.

It will culminate in 2026 with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Smithsonian Institution was founded by a single philanthropic donation. It was established ...

Special Victims Unit” character, played by Mariska Hargitay, is now part of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of ...

In the wrap-up of “Objects of Wonder,” hundreds of the museum’s most treasured specimens are returning to the collection ...

A Mercer County inventor who died five years ago achieved a measure of immortality when one of his creations was accepted for ...

Notice of Intent to Repatriate The National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution plans to repatriate the following to the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California. The 304 ...

This National Virginia Day, learn how Smithsonian scientists are using historic collections and current conservation ...

A“lost” 19th Century drainage cistern was uncovered alongside the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during enabling utility ...

Smithsonian Journeys is the travel arm of the Smithsonian Institution, which in turn is nothing less than the world’s largest museum, education, and research organization. A key fixture of its ...

The Whigs started holding political conventions in the 1830s − and historians from the Smithsonian who visited the GOP and Democratic conventions this year found the tradition is still very vibrant.

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums, 14 education and research centers, and the National Zoo—shaping the future by preserving ...