A billion-dollar cultural experiment is about to open its doors – and no one can agree on what, exactly, it’s meant to be.

Smithsonian’s educational travel program was one of the first of its kind when it debuted nationally in 1970, and it quickly found an audience eager to explore places both familiar and far-flung—from ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are welcoming members of the public back after weeks of closures because of the government shutdown. The Smithsonian Institution, which receives federal ...

After being closed for more than a month due to the government shutdown, Smithsonian museums are set to reopen on a rolling basis starting Friday, Nov. 14. The National Museum of American History, the ...

NBC News has previously reported that the trust is stewarding the millions of dollars in private donations paying for the 90,000 square foot ballroom, though in the past it has focused on smaller, non ...

This November, Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will celebrate “Portrait of a Nation,” adding four new works to its collection. This year, the honorees are poet Joy Harjo, academic Temple ...

The Smithsonian Institution closed all 21 of its museums and the National Zoo in Washington D.C., on day 12 of the government shutdown. Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black ...

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WASHINGTON — For the first time since last Christmas, all Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are closed as emergency funds, that had allowed them to stay open during their usual weeklong ...