Attendees gathered in person for the annual conference for the first time since 2019. Continue reading Museum Legal Community Gathers for 50th- Anniversary LIMA Conference
Astronomers unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy in simultaneous press conferences around the world today, May 12. Continue reading Astronomers Reveal First Image of the Black Hole at the Heart of the Milky Way Galaxy
Celebrate National Cactus Day by meeting the pioneering botanist, Joseph Nelson Rose Continue reading How a Smithsonian Botanist Cracked the Cactus Code a Century Ago
A long-time volunteer recalls the arrival of the first giant pandas at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Continue reading Bearing witness to wonders
April 26 | Several locations enter Medium Community Level Continue reading The Way Ahead Update: Several locations enter Medium Community Level
On April 16, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will celebrate 50 years of unprecedented achievement in the care, conservation, breeding and study of giant pandas. Continue reading Celebrating 50 years of Giant Pandas
The COVID-19 team recently released an update on how we will create a mask-friendly environment for staff and volunteers even as mask requirements and other mitigations are lifting. Continue reading Creating a mask-friendly environment
To celebrate Women’s Futures Month, the Smithsonian hosts #IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit, featuring 120 statues depicting Women-in-STEM Ambassadors—leaders in their fields with a commitment to inspire the next generation. Continue reading Women’s History Meets the FUTURES
Ecologist Paula Pappalardo hones strategies for identifying these critical ocean organisms. Continue reading Say Hello to the Scientist Using DNA to Track Plankton Diversity
WATCH: Secretary Bunch presented the 2020/2021 Smithsonian Excellence in Exhibitions awards in a virtual awards ceremony March 23. Continue reading 2020/2021 Smithsonian Excellence in Exhibitions Awards
Vote now for the Autumn 2025 Windows Lock Screen. Voting ends Sunday, September 21st! Continue reading Vote now for the Autumn 2025 Windows Lock Screen
(Ed. note: We should note that it's never wise to stand behind a cow, even a buttery one. Cow pies never win blue ribbons.) Continue reading Behind the Butter Cow: A Look at the Renwick’s new State Fair exhibition
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
