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

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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 ...

The Smithsonian museums and National Zoo are set to reopen within days after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history comes to an end. The National Museum of American History, the National Air ...

WASHINGTON — Hours before the deadline Friday, the Trust for the National Mall mostly evaded questions in response to a letter from Democratic senators concerned about President Donald Trump’s White ...

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 ...

The U.S. might not have the historical gravitas ubiquitous across the pond-but we don’t need it. We’ve also got great architectural imagination and ingenuity. Europe: we’ll see your Medieval castles ...

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 ...