Hundreds of graduate students and holders of doctorates come to the Smithsonian to do independent research under the guidance of a member of our world-class research staff. Fellows have the ...
Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, will deliver the opening keynote for the 2026 Smithsonian’s ...
The Smithsonian will debut “Smithsonian Dreams,” a large-scale, multisensory public art experience by Refik Anadol, internationally acclaimed media artist and director of Refik Anadol Studio, on the ...
The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum today launched “Unhidden Heroines,” an augmented-reality experience on the ...
For the first time, the Smithsonian is expanding its popular Solstice Saturday into a three-day celebration, inviting ...
Women celebrating in front of the Capitol. Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images. The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum announced today the expansion of “We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on ...
North Atlantic mail sailings, 1840-75 / Walter Hubbard and Richard F. Winter ; edited by Susan M. McDonald ...
Smithsonian Solstice marks both the start of summer and America’s 250th anniversary with an expanded, first-ever multi-day celebration building on the popular Solstice Saturday ...
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History presents “Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution!,” a new, virtual-reality experience that transports visitors to Lake Champlain in 1776, where ...
This exhibition looks closely at the interconnected web of artists, dealers, and collectors who helped shape the Freer Gallery of Art’s collection amid the shifting political and economic environment ...
Leading up to the 1920s, African American music came to the attention of the white music industry and white music audiences. In 1912 W. C. Handy became the "Father of the Blues" with his composition, ...
The Dream Is Alive gives the viewer an unprecedented window on board the space shuttle. Shot by 14 NASA astronauts on three shuttle missions in 1984, the film includes footage of launches and landings ...