Visitors can celebrate elephants, culture and conservation during EleFest, a three-day festival at the Smithsonian’s National ...

The Diker Pavilion for Native Arts and Cultures; Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian. Visit NY MTA for maps and service updates for ...

In recognition of World Agriculture Day Thursday, June 11, the Smithsonian Science Education Center has released two new free educational resources for youth. The Smithsonian Science for Global Goals’ ...

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963 by Rowland Scherman. Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) will present ...

The United States has been shaped by aspirational ideals, often shared but sometimes in conflict and contested since its founding. Much of who we are as a nation continues to be informed by the ...

Smithsonian Launches Regional Collaboratives, a National Initiative To Strengthen Community Partnerships Across the Country ...

In the pendant surrounding the Hope Diamond are 16 white diamonds, both pear-shapes and cushion cuts. A bail is soldered to the pendant where Mrs. McLean would often attach other diamonds including ...

Join the Smithsonian in commemorating National Pride Month with events, articles, and podcast episodes that tell a diversity of Pride stories. The first Pride parades marked the anniversary of the ...

Chronicler of the neglected truth -- The Führer's inspiration -- Superhero -- Strange bedfellows -- Hate by proxy -- History's stage -- The lonely eagle -- An arsenal of Nazism -- America first -- ...

Phyllis Diller (July 17, 1917–August 20, 2012) is widely considered to be the first woman stand-up comic to perform as a solo act. To celebrate her 100th birthday in 2017, the Smithsonian worked with ...

The earliest known American sampler was made by Loara Standish of the Plymouth Colony about 1645. By the 1700s, samplers depicting alphabets and numerals were worked by young women to learn the basic ...

Discover women writers who have made a mark on American history and culture. Learn about Phillis Wheatly, who in 1773 was the first African American to have a book published. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s ...