From a series of coins to a museum in the making, their groundbreaking achievements gain new visibility
The artwork by Edmonia Lewis, the first African American sculptor in the classical mode, epitomizes her immense talent
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Cooper Hewitt dives into the surprisingly creative ways doctors, nurses, engineers, designers, artists and, even your neighbors, responded to the pandemic
An exposed prehistoric seafloor is a hotspot for relics, and now an international team is helping unravel their mysteries
The large feathery friend is four years old and arrived at the Zoo in November 2021
The 3-D–printed figures will be displayed on the National Mall in celebration of Women's History Month
The Hirshhorn's show, "A Countervailing Theory," posits a society where gender roles are reversed
Families were stripped of their rights and freedoms in February 1942, when FDR signed Executive Order 9066
The big cats are stealthy predators, but the mountain-climbing ungulates are agile defenders
In 1963, the civil rights leader shoved aside a guardsman’s bayonet with disgust and defiance; photography preserved the charged moment
The careers of Shannon Dunn-Downing, Kelly Clark, Amy Purdy and Hannah Teter are recognized in the Smithsonian collections; learn their stories
The story of Evette Peters is bolstered by the Anacostia Community Museum's research into Washington D.C.'s local neighborhoods and urban waterways
Despite fierce obstacles in her path, the Black female aviator became a hero that would pave the way for generations to come
The blast, which sent tsunami waves across the Pacific, left thousands of Tongans without access to water and power
Analysis of ash from a massive volcanic eruption places the famed Omo I fossil 36,000 years back in time
Falcon hunting, Watergate, a Kusama mirror room and the new Latino Gallery await
Smithsonian curators reflect on the legacy of the late Poitier, who starred in 'In the Heat of the Night' and 'Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner'
The 18th-century inventor discovered concepts that impact modern technology
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