Planet Word, a museum in downtown Washington, D.C. that explores the history and power of language, collaborated with a Georgetown professor to create “Inside Look: Dyslexia,” an interactive exhibit...
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...
A U.S. congressman introduced two bills to establish an LGBTQ+ history and culture museum in Washington, D.C.
Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan (D), who is openly gay and serves as a co-chair...
Cynthia Chavez Lamar will become the first Indigenous woman to serve as the director of a Smithsonian museum when she assumes the role at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) on Feb. 14.
Chavez...
I am a museum lover, admittedly. Yet, certain items simply do not belong in museums. Enter repatriation, the process of returning an item, usually of spiritual or symbolic significance, to its place and...
Bills proposing a new Smithsonian Institution museum that would highlight the contributions of women throughout U.S. history were introduced in both chambers of Congress on March 28.
Sen. Susan Collins...
The Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo opened again Tuesday morning for the first time since the partial shutdown of the federal government began Dec. 22.
The Smithsonian Institution promised...
The National Law Enforcement Museum in Judiciary Square opened to the public Saturday, featuring interactive exhibits on the history of law enforcement and current police initiatives.
Opening 18...
The National Museum of African American History and Culture’s launch of its trial weekday, no-pass entry program attracted over 7,000 visitors on the first day of the monthlong program.
Dubbed “Walk-Up...
“Our primary goal is simply, ‘Look closely, see further,’” said Kevin Dumouchelle, exhibit co-curator, during the press preview for the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art’s upcoming...
Patterned paper lanterns, a vast maze of Asian food stalls and the sounds of traditional Middle Eastern songs greeted visitors of the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler...
The Newseum remains open to the public for now while its owners consider selling all or part of its seven-story Pennsylvania Avenue property after years of financial turmoil for the journalism museum.
The...
