The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. It's a public-private trust that has long operated at arm's length from the White House, but now finds itself ...

National Museum of the American Indian's Archives Center. The Archivists at the National Museum of the American Indian care ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - A White House-ordered review of the Smithsonian museums could result in the removal of a Lowcountry sweetgrass basket maker’s work. The internal review is designed to ...

The new 12-hour documentary about the United States’ origin story will begin broadcasting Nov. 16 on WHYY and other PBS stations.

Mike is the Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. This Latino museum enshrines the balkanizing views and dreams of the radical groups most hostile to American ...

The look on the curator’s face said it all, and the intensity of the conversation was escalating by the moment. Confusion to worry. Worry to dread. “I want to do this,” the curator said. “But I don’t ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

Protest signs from a selection of historic demonstrations are displayed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Aug. 13, 2025, representing the causes of anti-war and civil rights ...

A pair of Big Tex's iconic size 96 boots from the State Fair of Texas are on loan to the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery. Albert Ting / Smithsonian American Art Museum The State Fair ...

Early in his second term, President Trump issued an executive order that claimed the Smithsonian Institution promotes "narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and ...

President Donald Trump is right. The Smithsonian is “out of control.” And it should be a concern to all Americans, whether you agree with Trump on other issues or not. It is the heritage of us all ...