Miki Hayakawa, One Afternoon, ca. 1935, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 in., New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, Gift of Preston McCrossen in memory of his wife, the artist, 1954, 520.23P Note to editors: ...
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute community is mourning the loss of Kamala, beloved member of its Asian elephant herd and ambassador for her species. After a decade of ...
A newly released independent study conducted over a five-year period offers evidence of the impact of the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom high-quality curriculum paired with professional ...
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian presents the online Native Cinema Showcase, Friday, Nov. 22; 12:01 a.m. ET–Friday, Nov. 29; 11:59 p.m. ET. The showcase is an annual ...
These three specimens of M. sestertia in the collections of the National Museum of Natural History (dorsal, top, and ventral views shown here) were collected in 1936.
The Wide Awakes started as a small group of young men demonstrating during the 1860 election and became a mass movement of working-class Americans marching to end slavery.
Image: Hirshhorn Lead Education Specialist Tiffany McGettigan with Storytime participants in front of Annette Lemieux’s “Nomad” (1988) in the museum. Photo: Kate Warren. Courtesy of the Hirshhorn ...