On May 31, 1921, hundreds of white people attacked a prosperous black neighborhood in North Tulsa, Oklahoma. No one knows how many people died, no one was ever convicted and no one really talked about the massacre until a decade ago. This is the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre and why it’s important that you know it. Continue reading Confronting the past: The Tulsa Race Massacre
The Director of the Natural History Museum Kirk Johnson reflects on Covid closures; learn tips for viewing T-rex, the megalodon, the Hope Diamond and more. Continue reading Ten more Smithsonian museums will be reopening this summer
Will Pitt will step in as Acting Deputy Director for the National Zoo and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Continue reading Steve Monfort is retiring after 35 years at the Smithsonian
The American Women’s History Initiative and Bloomberg New Voices recently hosted the second program in “The Women in the Room” series. Sara Cohen recaps the conversation. Continue reading The Women in the Room: Leaders in Science, Technology, and Innovation
As Volunteer Appreciation Month draws to a close, volunteer engagement specialist Jessica Greensmith shares an elephant-sized THANK YOU from the Zoo to all it’s wonderful volunteers. Continue reading An elephant-sized Thank You!
In a new book, Smithsonian curator Jon Grinspan examines the history of America’s furious and fractious politics Continue reading 19th-Century America’s Partisan Warfare
Apollo 11 astronaut and former director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum passed away on April 28 at age 90. Continue reading Remembering Michael Collins
Deadline is May 13. Continue reading Call for Nominations: 2021 Secretary’s Research Awards
OVS Director Sherri Wheeler talks with Leslie Wilkes about the the most coveted volunteer position of them all. Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Leslie Wilkes, Panda Watch Volunteer
Love them or hate them, this year the D.C. metro area is going to encounter a phenomenon that only happens once every 17 years. We will see billions of insects – more specifically, cicadas – crowding our region for a four-to-six-week period in the late spring through early summer. Horticulturist Holly Walker explains this creepy-crawly phenomenon. Continue reading Brood X: The cicadas are coming!
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
