The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) announced a new exhibit that will be on display in the Freer Gallery of Art from Nov. 18, 2023 to May 4, 2024. The exhibit, titled “Whistler:...

Look up. How many stars do you see after nightfall? If you live in a major city like Washington, D.C., chances are you’ll see nothing more than the hazy glow of street lights blanketing the sky.  This...

The Smithsonian National Museum of American History will open a new permanent exhibition showcasing U.S. entertainment culture Dec. 9.   The exhibit, entitled “Entertainment Nation”/“Nación...

Three of the United States’ most influential art museums, including Washington, D.C.’s Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and the National Gallery of Art, repatriated dozens of looted artifacts...

The Smithsonian Institution is routinely given the nickname “the nation’s attic.” This moniker is not surprising considering the Smithsonian holds an estimated 138 million objects and artifacts,...

The Smithsonian Institution will renovate museums and gardens on the South Mall campus to improve infrastructure, visitor services and accessibility in a multiyear project that will begin in 2016, the...