Darivoff said that the addition of the Smithsonian brand may open up the Weitzman Museum in Philadelphia to a new crowd.

In the wrap-up of “Objects of Wonder,” hundreds of the museum’s most treasured specimens are returning to the collection ...

His American art collection now resides at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, which opened as the Freer Gallery ...

A Mercer County inventor who died five years ago achieved a measure of immortality when one of his creations was accepted for ...

Visitation policies at the Smithsonian Institution are designed to protect visitors and staff as well as secure and preserve the collections, facilities, and historic buildings entrusted to the ...

He also brought on Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian and the preeminent American physicist of his time, as his primary science adviser. During the Civil War, both the Union and the ...

A unique series of the Stations of the Cross, originally made for St. Paul’s Catholic Cathedral in Lagos, Nigeria, is now on ...

About 50 descendants of people who were enslaved at Catoctin Furnace will gather for a unique “descendants’ reunion” this ...

A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority also ...

Near Peru's coast lies Caral, which existed as Egyptians were building the pyramids, and is the first known ancient city of ...

The Smithsonian invites the public to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, through a ...

Smithsonian’s partnership with Ponant is an inspired choice. It offers an elevated level of service that Smithsonian guests ...