Play the game of “Philanthropy” just like the robber barons do!
Continue reading The Giving Game: Is philanthropy just another way the wealthy exercise power?
A free, three-day educational conference offers virtual and in-person connections through online sessions, exhibitor tables, hands-on workshops, behind-the-scenes tours and a networking reception. Continue reading Smithsonian summit aims to help educators prepare for the nation’s semiquincentennial*
Vote Now for the Summer 2025 Windows Lock Screen! Voting closes Sunday, June 29. Continue reading Vote Now for the Summer 2025 Windows Lock Screen!
How Ronald Reagan helped elevate Disneyworld to America’s pantheon of honored patriotic pilgrimages. Continue reading Independence Hall, Gettysburg and – Epcot Center?
The power and strength symbolized by these silent sentinels have grown deep roots into our collective psyche. Continue reading Trees: Bridges Between Past, Present, and Future
How a nature-lover from Maryland wound up in the high prairie of Montana investigating not only “where the buffalo roam,” but also why. Continue reading Why I’m Tracking Bison Herds Across the Prairie
The Smithsonian Excellence in Digital Awards acknowledge, honor, and elevate outstanding staff achievements across a variety of digital disciplines Continue reading Nominations are now open for the 2025 Excellence in Digital Awards
From silent films to streaming services, cinema has evolved throughout the past 150 years and continues to shape American culture and technology. Continue reading Lights, Camera, Curate: Understanding the History and Preservation of the Film Industry
So why haven’t you submitted your own photo, yet? Submissions for the Summer 2025 contest are due Friday, June 6 Continue reading Joanne Leese is the winner of the Spring Lock Screen Contest
Because he finally could (without being run over) thanks to the pioneering work of the Zoo’s Fernanda Abra. Continue reading Why did the monkey cross the road?
Save the Date! The 22nd annual Smithsonian Staff Picnic is October 28 Continue reading Save the Date! The 22nd annual Smithsonian Staff Picnic is October 28
Secretary Bunch explores how we must engage young people if the Smithsonian is to “have tomorrow, bright before us, like a flame.” Continue reading The Kids Are Alright
More than $2.5 million in grants has been awarded to fund projects ranging from exposing little kids to nature, the link between movement and emotional wellbeing and building a robotic telescope. Continue reading 2025 Together we Thrive
Melanie Adams will serve as interim director beginning August 26. Continue reading Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is stepping down
