From Benjamin Franklin to Noticiero Univision, the Newseum discusses the profound influence of immigrants on modern news
A new release from Smithsonian Folkways celebrates the diverse sounds of turn-of-the-century itinerant musicians
This is the story of Smokey Bear's hat, and how it was lost—twice—before finally joining the collections at the Smithsonian
A Smithsonian-led team earlier this year scanned the president, creating a bust and life mask for the National Portrait Gallery
When the Confucian elite got stressed, they'd stare at nature paintings to recharge and renew their souls
The 14-week-old cubs are set to tumble-bumble out in their yard to greet their adoring fans
Last week, the facility welcomed two new balls of fur to their resident red panda community
A timelapse video shows Smithsonian curators rebuilding one of music's most iconic stage props—the Parliament-Funkadelic Mothership
D.C.'s hottest summer concert is brought to us by an unlikely source: a bevy of animal musicians
Whistler’s mother is a superstar. But the painter’s dad has languished in obscurity—until now
For years patriots clamored for swatches of the enormous flag that raised spirits at “dawn’s early light”
Artifacts now on loan to New York City's National September 11 Memorial and Museum tell the story in ways that words cannot
Artist Will Cotton's painting <em>Cupcake Katy</em> goes on view at the National Portrait Galley to welcome the pop star to D.C.
The largest U.S. display in 20 years of Whistler artworks highlights the artist's career in England
Smithsonian Gardens announces a new digital archive to collect the stories, photographs, legend and lore of America's gardens and gardeners
After a two-year run on Broadway, the web-slinging stage show's iconic superhero costume is heading to the Smithsonian.
With its stubby cylindrical body and playful whistles and beeps, the lovable Star Wars’ robot R2-D2 is just the right mix of man and machine
A collection of works by the great Eastern modernist Kobayashi Kiyochika are on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum
The Natural History Museum's much-anticipated fossil completes the ultimate road trip: a 2,000 mile journey from Montana to our nation's capital.
With no color photos of her famous performance in existence, the brilliance of Marian Anderson's bright orange outfit has been lost, until now
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