Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

Smithsonian staff members’ reading tastes ... We asked some of these curators, educators and experts what 2024 books they would recommend, and they answered with a wonderfully wide-ranging ...

A new e–book exploring our digital journey. The Smithsonian—the world’s largest museum and research complex, with collections numbering in excess of 137 million objects and specimens—has long ...