Meet the Woman Who Set the Stage for Beyoncé, the Olympics and the Royal Opera House
The award-winning set designer Es Devlin explores the art of creating spectacle
This Eye in the Sky Promises Major Insights Into the Air We Breathe
The satellite mission TEMPO will detect pollutants at a neighborhood scale across the nation
How Quixote’s Windmills Inspired a Spanish Inventor to Envision Vertical Flight
The autogiro finds new fans a century after its first liftoff
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
The Jury-Rigged Experiment that Led to the Discovery of Unknown Worlds
See the Kepler technology demonstrator at the National Air and Space Museum, along with a host of technologies that brought success to space exploration
The Unrivaled Legacy of Dale Chihuly
The pioneering glassmaker and octogenarian is the subject of a new Smithsonian Channel documentary
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
How the Wright Brothers Took Flight
The remarkable story of how the duo grew to become world-changing inventors and international celebrities
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
Follow the October reopening of America’s most-visited museum with exclusive coverage from Smithsonian magazine
After the Wright Brothers Took Flight, They Built the World’s First Military Airplane
The 1909 Military Flyer is the centerpiece of the “Early Flight” exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum
What It Will Take to Inspire Hope for a Better Tomorrow
Visitor data from the Smithsonian’s FUTURES exhibition provides a road map for how to navigate the world ahead
Designers Build a Provocative Road Map for World Peace
Cooper Hewitt’s new show taps into the collective consciousness of activists, app developers, artists and architects to envision a way forward
How the Nemesis Air Racers Redefined Speed
For Jon and Patricia Sharp, crafting and flying the sleek airplanes was as much about sport as it was about ingenuity
Invented by a Woman Activist, an Early 1970s Rape Kit Arrives at the Smithsonian
Martha Goddard didn’t receive much recognition—instead she got the job done
The Second Man in Space Had a Wee Wish—That He’d Used the Bathroom Before Blasting Off
Alan B. Shepard’s historic Mercury spacesuit undergoes hours of conservation work for its debut when the National Air and Space Museum opens this fall
This Quirky Contraption Lifted 19th-Century Pilots Into the Air for a Short, Exhilarating Glide
The rare Lilienthal glider, one of only a few originals known to exist, is newly conserved and ready for its public debut
How Good Design Promotes Good Health
Cooper Hewitt dives into the surprisingly creative ways doctors, nurses, engineers, designers, artists and, even your neighbors, responded to the pandemic
Meet the Trailblazers in Women’s Olympic Snowboarding
The careers of Shannon Dunn-Downing, Kelly Clark, Amy Purdy and Hannah Teter are recognized in the Smithsonian collections; learn their stories
Ben Franklin Lives in Your Smartphone
The 18th-century inventor discovered concepts that impact modern technology
The Return of America’s Celebrity Inventor
In a new book, Smithsonian historian Eric S. Hintz traces the rise and fall, and rise again, of the maverick inventor
The Little ‘Puffer’ That Could, and Did, Change an Industry
The Huff-Daland Duster ushered in the era of agriculture aviation
At New ‘Futures’ Show, Big Dreamers and Changemakers Activate a Better Way Forward
Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary exposition opens with big-name speakers, family fun and a 21st-century peek into the world ahead
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