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

It will culminate in 2026 with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Smithsonian Institution was founded by a single philanthropic donation. It was established ...

Special Victims Unit” character, played by Mariska Hargitay, is now part of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of ...

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

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

This National Virginia Day, learn how Smithsonian scientists are using historic collections and current conservation ...

Notice of Intent to Repatriate The National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution plans to repatriate the following to the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California. The 304 ...

A“lost” 19th Century drainage cistern was uncovered alongside the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during enabling utility ...

Philanthropist and Baltimore native David M. Rubenstein pledged $10 Million to the National Zoo for the upcoming return of ...

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 ...

Nancy Goodheart Matthews created the Mermaid Fountain in 1993, and it's notable for its whimsical, mythical, and magical ...

The Smithsonian Museums in Washington, D.C. are more than just exhibits—they are an educational playground for home-schoolers ...