As America’s Institution, the Smithsonian is honored and proud to celebrate 250 years of American history. For nearly 200 years, the Smithsonian has chronicled the nation’s achievements, contributed ...

Claudia Kalb - Author, Spark: How Genius Ignites, From Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers Bringing in the Maple Sugar from 1940 or earlier. © Grandma Moses Properties ...

Last year, the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art (known colloquially as the Archives) marked its seventieth anniversary with a special celebration at New York’s Rainbow Room that honored Senga ...

The first nude sculpture of a woman widely seen by the American public depicted a slave, just decades before the Civil War. Measured Perfection: Hiram Powers’ Greek Slave now at the Smithsonian ...

As the world’s largest museum group, the Smithsonian comprises 21 museums and the National Zoo. Each year, its museums unveil exhibitions that aim to educate, entertain and surprise visitors. This ...

Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses, "A Fire in the Woods" (1947), oil on board (photo courtesy the Smithsonian American Art Museum) WASHINGTON, DC — The 2025 government shutdown delayed the opening ...

Director Lonnie Bunch said the institution is committed to being "transparent and open," turning over documents for a mandated content review. Smithsonian's Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art ...

To commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Smithsonian Science Education Center today released a new free eBook, Stories of Women in STEAM Innovation: Celebrating America’s 250th. The eBook ...

The Institution’s museums are commemorating America’s 250th birthday, showcasing the art of noise and displaying the best of portraiture Roger Catlin - Museums Correspondent The Star-Spangled Banner, ...