Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will present “Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne,” an exhibition featuring Payne’s intricately detailed photography of America’s ...

There are no showtimes for this date. Travel with scientist Manuel Calderon de la Barca Sanchez as he journeys to the largest machine ever built, the greatest scientific instrument ever created, the ...

With distinct alarm calls and yips, black-tailed prairie dogs are a highly social and communicative icon of the Great Plains. A new study published today in Animal Behaviour suggests other species may ...

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In 1846, the Smithsonian was established by Congress as an independent entity. For over nearly 180 years, the Smithsonian has welcomed millions of visitors each year to experience art, history, ...

Scientists with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have discovered that a bacterial probiotic helps slow the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in already infected ...

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 ...

The “Power of Giving” symposium March 12 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will focus on women in philanthropy. It marks the 10th anniversary of the museum’s Philanthropy ...

The Winston Red Diamond, an exquisite 2.33 carat Fancy red diamond - one of the finest in the world. Photo by Robert Weldon, courtesy of Ronald Winston.

Care of the national collections is a core mission of the Smithsonian Institution. The collections are vast and diverse covering the worlds of history, art, culture and science. Many artifacts and ...

print on rice paper, gift of Mr. George A. Naifeh, collection of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Note: Digital press kit is available through Dropbox.

The Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building (AIB) and Meta Immersive Learning will debut “FUTURES x Meta: Moonwalk” May 4, a new immersive virtual reality (VR) experience that will bring visitors ...