The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is seeking submissions now through Jan. 29, 2021, to its triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
After the assassination, the grief-stricken artist painted the president’s image obsessively; finally saying she caught only "a glimpse" of him
The National Zoo announces the 6-week-old giant panda is a boy
Thousands of Lumbee Indians, members of the largest tribe east of the Mississippi, once lived in the neighborhoods of Upper Fells Point and Washington Hill
Kickstarter, Gowanus Canal Sponge Park, TELFAR and others take home awards
Join programs, multi-part courses, studio arts classes and virtual study tours
National Veterans of Foreign Wars Day, September 29, recognizes the men and women who have served honorably in the U.S. military overseas
Explore the life cycle of modern outbreaks, from infection to immunity and vaccines to combat them
We now know that the killer chytrid fungus originated in Asia and that humans unintentionally spread it around the world
The spellbinding refrains of the kulning call reflect a tradition that offered women freedom and independence
At one-month-old, all signs point to a healthy, strong cub
A new show at the National Portrait Gallery spotlights 24 authors, including Lorraine Hansberry, Sandra Cisneros and Maxine Hong Kingston
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Finding the next awe-inspiring artifact requires flexibility, help from the community—and a healthy dose of good luck
Two more museums, the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of the American Indian, open Friday
The Supreme Court justice, who died at 87, "inspired women to believe in themselves," says the Smithsonian's Kim Sajet
The author's meditation on technology treads a whole new path in the modern, digital world
Rediscover the 19th-century naturalist who traveled on four continents, wrote 2,500 letters, 36 books and hugely influenced early America
The 19th-century polymath continues to influence the Institution’s research; a major Smithsonian exhibition explains how and why
Meet the hugely influential Alexander von Humboldt, who foretold of climate change and inspired artists, writers and presidents
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