Looking out from the Smithsonian Castle in the middle of the National Mall, one has a bird's-eye view of much of the pageant of American history. Library of Congress One of my predecessors as ...

Titled "The 150th Year of Smithsonian Anthropology," the session celebrated the importance of the Smithsonian in the founding of anthropological studies. I was privileged to chair the session.

There are plenty of things to do) and places to visit in DC—from award-winning restaurants to nationally acclaimed theater.

I am a Smithsonian Institution nerd. I have been for as long as I can remember. I can’t say I’m surprised that President Trump is attacking the Smithsonian. He is following the authoritarian ...

Rising temperatures could tip the scale in an underground battle that has raged for millennia. In the soils of Earth's ...

This love of learning history continued into my years as a graduate student of history, when I would spend hours at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum learning about the ...

The Smithsonian, a sprawling, 21-museum institution tasked with telling the story of the United States and much more, could see changes under President Donald Trump, who in a Thursday executive ...

President Donald Trump’s order accusing the Smithsonian Institution of not reflecting American history notes correctly that the country’s Founding Fathers declared that “all men are created ...

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Moreover, the National Portrait Gallery only takes up half of the building and shares the space with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This museum showcases rotating exhibits, which have ...

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And I want the Smithsonian to legitimize important issues, whether it’s 1619 or climate change. We help people think about what’s important, what they should debate, what they should embrace.