The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture broke ground today where once a slave market stood. Continue reading Historic moment for all Americans as new museum breaks ground
A new teacher’s website looks at the long struggle for civil rights through the lens of the Smithsonian’s collections. Continue reading Oh Freedom!
Smithsonian scientists say that obesity begins before we even have a choice in the matter. Continue reading Are we doomed to be fat?
Smithsonian astronomers have identified an entirely new kind of planet only 40 light-years away. Continue reading Hubble Space Telescope reveals a giant “Waterworld.” (No sign of Kevin Costner.)
The four pups born last month get a clean bill of health during routine exam at the Conservation Biology Institute. Continue reading Putting the ow! in howl: Maned wolf pups get their vaccinations
We say “fish insides,” you say “ick!” but ichthyology takes on an eerie beauty in these stunning photographs at the Natural History Museum. Continue reading “X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out”
Are you a budding Annie Liebovitz? Here’s a chance to make your mark in the first teen portrait competiton at the National Portrait Gallery. Continue reading Call for entries: Teen portrait competition
Some of the nation’s most exciting and innovative designers are featured in Cooper-Hewitt’s “Bill’s Design Talks” resuming this month. Continue reading “Bill’s Design Talks” resume this month
How does an airplane stay in the air? Why do balloons float? Find out at a fun, interactive website created by the Air and Space Museum. Continue reading How things fly
A new exhibition of portraits without people charts a new direction for one of America’s best-known living photographers. Continue reading Annie Leibovitz’s State of the Union
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
