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 ...

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

From her messy office at the Smithsonian, ornithologist Roxie Laybourne changed aviation and crime investigation. NPR's Scott ...

The Smithsonian Institute selected the Bay County History Museum to put on their upcoming exhibit. The Historical Society of Bay County is asking people to submit their own artifacts, which will have ...

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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 ...

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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A growing movement is fighting to keep Space Shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian, warning that a proposed move to Houston ...

Photographer Penny Wolin will hold town-hall meetings at multiple venues throughout Wyoming -- including the University of ...