The Smithsonian Institution on Monday unveiled its brand new “Our Shared Future” programming for America’s 250th birthday ...

The 250th anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. Declaration of Independence July 4, 2026, known as the Semiquincentennial, is a historic milestone. Two-and-a-half centuries ago, 56 signatures on a ...

Museum staff and Brian Ross (middle), the head of fossil mounting at Research Casting International (RCI), pose with ‘Junior, ...

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with ...

As the United States marches toward its 250th anniversary, a new trio of permanent residents has taken up a prominent ...

The "Voices and Votes" traveling exhibit on American democracy and voting history will begin a six-stop tour across Wyoming ...

WASHINGTON -- Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo, which receive federal funding, are closing temporarily amid the federal government shutdown. The shutdown impacts all 21 of the Smithsonian's ...

Two massive statues of American bison, each more than a ton of bronze, were recently installed at the Smithsonian National ...

The White House is escalating pressure on the Smithsonian Institution, demanding extensive internal records and warning that congressionally authorized funding could be withheld if the museum system ...

Washington, D.C. is famous for its Smithsonian museums, but beyond those well-known institutions the city hides several ...

The artifacts, which span several centuries of Indian religious artistry, include a ninth-century bronze of Shiva Nataraja, a ...