Museums
How the Smithsonian and Other Museums Are Responding to the U.S. Capitol Riot
Leading institutions have started collecting artifacts and working to contextualize last week's violent attack
Why a Virginia Museum Wants to Display a Defaced Sculpture of Jefferson Davis
"Actually bringing that statue back to the spot where it was created has a unique power to it," says the Valentine's director
Follow Dante Into Purgatory With Online Exhibition of 'Divine Comedy' Drawings
The Uffizi Gallery's digital show features 88 illustrations by 16th-century artist Federico Zuccari
Ten Innovators to Watch in 2021
These visionaries are imagining an exciting future with chicken-less eggs, self-piloting ships and more
Have Any North American Species Become Invasive Elsewhere in the World?
You've got question. We've got experts
Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the Year Ahead for Museums
After a year fraught with challenges, we must build on our strengths for a common purpose
The Top Ten Online Exhibitions of 2020
From a Smithsonian show on first ladies to Mexican muralists, Rembrandt and the making of the Met, these were some of our favorite virtual experiences
Congress Approves Smithsonian Museums Honoring Women and Latino Americans
The legislative body's year-end spending bill authorized the creation of two much-anticipated museums
The Surprisingly Radical History of Quilting
Works on display in an Ohio exhibition highlight political art by marginalized people
Meet the Real Animals Behind Mermaids, Dragons and Other Mythical Creatures
You can now take a virtual tour of a "Harry Potter"–inspired exhibition exploring the origins of fantastical beings
Planned Museum Will Spotlight Jewish Communities in the American South
Set to open in New Orleans next year, the cultural institution will showcase stories spanning 300 years and 13 states
Missing Great Pyramid Artifact Found in Cigar Box in Scotland
The wood fragments—among just three items ever taken from the Giza tomb—date to the fourth millennium B.C.
Who Were America's Enslaved? A New Database Humanizes the Names Behind the Numbers
The public website draws connections between existing datasets to piece together fragmentary narratives
Earth's Harshest Ecosystems May Birth New Species Fastest
A genetic study of nearly 1,300 different birds suggests places with fewer species spit out new ones more frequently than biodiversity hotspots
Your Cherished Family Recipes Could Be Featured in a Museum Exhibition
The National Museum of Women in the Arts is asking the public to share recipes that document unique family histories
How You Could Be One of the Only People in the Room With the 'Mona Lisa'
A Christie's auction benefitting the Louvre offers a winning bidder the chance to attend the painting's annual inspection
Norway Preserves 'The Scream' for Future Generations by Burying Digital Copy in Arctic Coal Mine
The Munch masterpiece joins digitized art and artifacts from more than 15 countries in the "futureproof" Arctic World Archive
The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2020
In a year of travel restrictions, these titles helped us channel our wanderlust
The Mystery of the 'Dueling Dinosaurs' May Finally Be Solved Now That They've Found a Home
The duo is headed to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, where researchers will soon determine whether the fossils were even sparring at all
Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the Invisible Work of the Smithsonian's Conservators
From deep cleaning to painstaking repairs, caring for Smithsonian’s 155 million objects requires serious TLC—and steady hands
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