The Smithsonian Institute’s museums, research centers, and the National Zoo remain open this week despite the government shutdown that started at midnight Oct. 1. The Smithsonian, a federal government ...

The Institution’s museums are commemorating America’s 250th birthday, showcasing the art of noise and displaying the best of portraiture Roger Catlin - Museums Correspondent The Star-Spangled Banner, ...

Note to editors: Selected high-resolution images for publication are available only through the museum’s Dropbox account. Email [email protected] to request the link. The Smithsonian American Art ...

Director Lonnie Bunch said the institution is committed to being "transparent and open," turning over documents for a mandated content review. Smithsonian's Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art ...

Claudia Kalb - Author, Spark: How Genius Ignites, From Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers Bringing in the Maple Sugar from 1940 or earlier. © Grandma Moses Properties ...

The quilts of Harriet Powers, born into slavery, are being memorialized with “Forever” stamps as a great-great-great-granddaughter digs deeper into her Georgia life.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art announced today its plans to return three sculptures to the Government of India, following rigorous provenance research that documented that the ...