In the month of May we take time to reflect and celebrate the important role that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) have played in our shared history. Explore ...

Shanita Brackett is the acting director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, where she champions the museum’s mission to deliver transformative visitor ...

As director of Smithsonian’s Office of Contracting and Personal Property Management (OCon&PPM), Tom Dempsey oversees policy and operations for the Smithsonian Institution’s contracting, travel, and ...

Educators are invited to join the Smithsonian for its fifth annual National Education Summit, a free professional learning event taking place virtually and in person from Tuesday, July 15–Thursday, ...

There are no showtimes for this date. A documentary that follows Dr. Patricia C. Wright's mission to help lemurs, the highly evolved creatures who arrived on Madagascar millions of years ago as ...

MISS CHELOVE uses art to transform everyday public spaces into deeply personal statements and inspires some to ask: what is ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) found that the fringe-lipped bat, known to eavesdrop on frog ...

Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can explore and reuse millions of digital items from the Smithsonian’s collections (2.8 million at February 2020 launch). We have released these images ...

The Smithsonian Institution was created by Congress in 1846 as "an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Congress vested responsibility for the administration of the Smithsonian ...