Portrait of Temple Grandin” by David Lenz, oil on canvas, 2022. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired ...

The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum continues its nearly 60-year tradition of celebrating Kwanzaa with weeklong ...

Dogs and wolves living today derive from a shared ancient wolf population that lived alongside woolly mammoths and cave bears ...

Asian elephant Nhi Linh (foreground) is pregnant and due to give birth between mid-January and early March 2026 at the ...

During breaks from shopping at Native Art Market, visitors can enjoy curator-led tours of three of the museum’s exhibitions, ...

The Smithsonian’s flagship podcast Sidedoor launches its 12th season today, Nov. 26. Lizzie Peabody, senior producer and host ...

Stowed secretly in Lincoln's pocket. We dig into the family story of a secret message etched inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket ...

In the early 1900s, Wilson A. Bentley sent 500 prints of his snowflakes to the Smithsonian to ensure their safety for the future. The images are now part of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) will open its next exhibition, “How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American ...

Hispanic Heritage Month Opens with “Corazón y vida: Lowriding Culture” Exhibit and Festival at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History ...

The Smithsonian's Archives of American Art has hundreds of handmade holiday cards which reveal how artists imagined the holidays through whimsical watercolors, quirky collages, and cheerful prints and ...

Chinese paintings, Indian sculpture; Islamic painting and metalware; Japanese lacquer; Korean ceramics; American Art from the late 19th-century aesthetic movement; Whistler’s Peacock Room. There is no ...