Cellphones put the power of the world at our fingertips and it's all made possible by rocks formed millions of years ago, ...

Artist Daniel Minter created this installation for the exhibition In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World. PHOTO National Museum of African American History and Culture A violin, a charm ...

National Museum of American History Washington and His Staff at Valley Forge by Veron Fletcher and Edward Moran National Museum of American History Washington at Valley Forge 1777 National Museum of ...

This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance July 12, 2024 – April 20, 2025 Portrait Gallery ...

National Museum of American History Pamphlet, "Consideration on the Propriety of Imposing Taxes", 1766 National Museum of American History Stamp Act Box, 1766 National Museum of American History ...

Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits—Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie ...

Explore a selection of dinosaur fossils and related artifacts in the National Museum of Natural History's collections. Learn the story of O.C. Marsh and how his unquenchable thirst for fossils ...

In the air, on land and in the sea, the Smithsonian is building new tools for resilient ecosystems—innovative approaches and technologies that will provide knowledge and open up avenues to understand ...

Memory is a repository for history—one that can be unlocked by the voice. But living memory can be lost forever if it is not recorded. That is why historians across the Smithsonian are racing to ...

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) protects the legal interests of the Smithsonian Institution. OGC attorneys provide legal advice and counsel to the Board of Regents, Secretary, and other ...

Mark your calendars for the education conference of the summer! The 2025 Smithsonian National Education Summit takes place July 15th–17th, 2025 — offered both virtually for a global audience and ...