CT scanning technology is allowing Smithsonian scientists to delve deeper into the largest fully preserved great ape collection in the world. Continue reading The Great Apes reveal their secrets
This month, the leading showcase for environmental films in the United States will present more than 200 award-winning, inspirational and thought-provoking films at Smithsonian museums and other venues around Washington, D.C. Continue reading Our Cities, Our Planet: Living in the Age of Humans
The president of Cornell University will become the 13th Secretary of the Smithsonian in 2015. Continue reading Regents name David Skorton as the 13th Smithsonian Secretary
March came in like a lion–four lions, to be precise–with the birth of four African lion cubs at the Zoo. Continue reading We’re busting with pride over our four new lion cubs
Whale graveyards–and the mass whale strandings that lead to them–have puzzled people since ancient times. A team of Smithsonian scientists have finally solved the mystery of how and why these whales die. Continue reading The Mysterious Case of Cetacean Expiration
Check out some of the most treasured works from the American Art Museum in a new exhibition, “Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection” Continue reading Satire, psychology and suggestion–What is modern realism?
What does it mean to be cool? A new exhibition at the Portrait Gallery takes a look at 100 iconic Americans who embody a signature style and artistic vision. Continue reading American Cool
One in every 100 Americans has a family connection to India. Learn more about how Indian immigrants have contributed to the American experience in a new first-of-its-kind exhibition. Continue reading Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation
Indulge your Olympic fever with curator Jane Rogers, who shares a few favorite and less-expected objects from our sports collection. Continue reading If you knew Sochi like I know Sochi
The real Monuments Men may not be sexier than George Clooney (because really, who is?) but their adventures are even more exciting–because they really happened. Learn more about the men–and women–who saved some of Europe’s most important masterpieces from destruction. Continue reading Meet the real “Monuments Men”
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
