National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center Hosts Annual “Air & Scare” Event Oct. 25 ...

Why are capuchin monkeys kidnapping howler monkey babies in Panama? We investigate this bizarre case of primate abduction ...

Jefferson Dr. S.W. Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art is committed to preserving, exhibiting, ...

In the event of a federal government shutdown, the Smithsonian will use prior-year funds to remain open to the public at least through Monday, October 6, 2025. Updates will be posted as needed on the ...

“Lowriding has developed over the past 80 years as an expression of intergenerational artistry and cultural affirmation ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum will debut “Nick Cave: Mammoth,” a monumental new body of work by internationally ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will celebrate its ninth anniversary Sept. 24. Since opening in 2016, the museum has welcomed almost 13 million ...

“Sea Monsters Unearthed” was created by the National Museum of Natural History and organized for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The exhibition was made possible by ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will host a special Asia After Dark event to commemorate Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. The celebration will take place Friday, Oct. 24, 4–9:30 p.m ...

May 20–21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh made his famous solo, non-stop transatlantic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis. Philo T. Farnsworth transmitted the first electronic TV image, physicist Heisenberg ...

Our museums, education, and research centers work at intersections that spark imagination and encourage discovery—between art and the environment, space exploration and women’s history, cultural ...

Whenever autumn arrives, whether in a blaze of brilliant leaves or with subtle changes in the life cycles of flora and fauna, the season holds a special beauty. Natural-science illustrations combine ...