The Smithsonian Castle is a beautiful neo-Gothic building towering over the National Mall in Washington DC. “The Castle” is actually the Smithsonian Visitor Center, and you should check it out ...

Kathryn Jones is on a mission to read every plaque in every D.C.-area Smithsonian. While she didn’t start the project for posterity, proposed cuts to the institution give her experiment extra weight.

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex. And it harbours a commensurate number of mysteries, secrets and amazing artefacts.

Smithsonian Folklife Festival returns next week to D.C., running from July 2 through 7 with a theme focused on youth from ...

The western lowland gorilla was born Saturday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, DC. Valerie Schultz, Smithsonianâs National Zoo and ...

Leaders of the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum said the Trump administration didn’t include any federal funding for ...

The National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC, one of 21 museums in the Smithsonian Institution (photo via Getty Images) Subscribe to our newsletter.

The Smithsonian Institution late Monday issued its own declaration of independence, saying authority over its staff lies with Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch. The move follows President Trump's assertion ...

WASHINGTON — Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo will stay open until at least Dec. 26 should the government shut down, according to the U.S. government-run institution. This timeline does ...

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Visual Music, 1905-2005," 22 June-11 September 2005. TOUR: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Los Angeles, 13 February-22 May ...