A century on, the country’s most beloved Thursday spectacle reaches new heights
It fell to Belle da Costa Greene, a Black woman whose racial identity was kept secret for decades, to catalog J.P. Morgan's immense collection of books and art
A new exhibition co-presented by the National Portrait Gallery and the Archives of American Art explores the seminal artist’s work
Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis
During and after the Civil War, inventive illustrations allowed Democrats and Republicans to turn American ballots into powerful propaganda
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The work of Diné artist DY Begay, now on view at the National Museum of the American Indian, blends tradition and modernity
The diversity of the Native American experience is honored by the newly christened federal holiday
A new book from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture shows the images and impacts of athletes on and off the playing field
A new film revisits the 90 minutes before the first episode of "Saturday Night Live" premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975
From Setsubun in Japan to Fèt Gede in Haiti, these festivals relish in the macabre
The bronze wreath immortalized the moment when the members of the Honor Guard removed their hats and placed them on the president's grave during his burial
An exhibition at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens explores how Western intellectuals viewed the climate crisis between 1780 and 1930
On the island of Laeso in Denmark, one man is reviving the lost art of eelgrass thatching and, in doing so, bringing attention to a plant that has great potential
These highlights from the Smithsonian Photo Contest celebrate the autumn
In the early 1990s, historians and the public alike questioned how Disney's America would accurately and sensitively document the nation's thorny past
The artists known as OSGEMEOS showcase the largest exhibition of their work in the United States at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
In a new biopic starring Kate Winslet, Miller's many lives—as an artist, model, muse, cook and war correspondent—need little embellishment
A new book charts the history of pet cemeteries and honors the universal experience of grieving an animal companion
A clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone for those dealing with death and loss