When it was unveiled in 1864, John Rogers’ “The Wounded Scout, a Friend in the Swamp,” was celebrated for its anti-slavery ...

Pictures of Belonging at the Smithsonian American Art Museum spotlights Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo, three ...

Washington's museums like the National Gallery of Art and the Hirshhorn have not had their collections sold off to give the ...

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Four Smithsonian museums on the National Mall remained closed Tuesday as crews worked to resolve heating, ventilation and air ...

Our art critic visits the Smithsonian American Art Museum to get a closer look at the Trump administration’s attack on DC ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture honored B Michael and his husband Mark-Anthony ...

This left a gap in the fossil record, but Petrified Forest National Park didn’t get its name for nothing: The volcanic ash that burst from California’s Mojave Desert ended up in northeast Arizona’s ...

Jack McAuliffe, pioneer of the American craft beer movement and co-founder of New Albion Brewing Company, has died at 80.

Cayce Historical Museum honors African American history with a new permanent committee that will assist with education and preservation efforts.

Artists are nominated by a Smithsonian research staff member and then selected by a panel of Smithsonian art curators and representatives from the science, history and culture communities. More than ...

A 64-ounce plastic Stripes cup is included in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History as part of an exhibit ...