The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) will open its next exhibition, “How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American ...

Asian elephant Nhi Linh (foreground) is pregnant and due to give birth between mid-January and early March 2026 at the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will open “Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe,” the first major ...

Garfield had a short tenure as U.S. President, but it started with a ball at the Smithsonian's newest building.

New Walk-In Dining Space on the National Mall Inspired by Traditions and Cultures of Asia ...

This holiday season, the Smithsonian Store is spreading winter cheer with a curated collection of gifts inspired by the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian presents the online Native Cinema Showcase, celebrating short films by Indigenous filmmakers of the Western Hemisphere. The museum’s annual ...

Free admission at all Smithsonian museums except Cooper Hewitt in New York City. Most museums are open every day of the year except December 25. Cooper Hewitt is open every day except Thanksgiving and ...

Most Americans are familiar with the Pilgrim's Thanksgiving Feast of 1621, but few realize that it was not the first festival of its kind in North America. Long before Europeans set foot in the ...

The National Numismatic Collection is comprised of approximately 1.6 million objects and is thought to be the largest collection of money and transactional objects in the world. Its diverse holdings ...

After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...

The Chinese lunar new year begins January 22, 2023, and starts the Spring Festival season that ends fifteen days later on the evening of the Lantern Festival. 2023 is the Year of the Water Rabbit. The ...