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 ...

The investigation was a global endeavor that led to a Post series exposing the Smithsonian's “racial brain collection.” ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its diversity office and freezing all federal hiring. The decision will affect dozens ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its Office of Diversity, freezing federal hiring and ordering employees back to ...

The audience for the trailblazing life simulation game has stuck around through new editions, expansion packs and designs to keep playing Gregory Wakeman Smithsonian Voices Smithsonian ...

Absolutely not. Students from all majors are encouraged to apply. Internships span a wide range of disciplines, as does the Smithsonian Institution itself. In the past few years students majoring in ...

Bunch became the Smithsonian’s 14th Secretary in 2019 and, before that, was founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). His history at the ...

Explore hip-hop and rap-related collections from across the Smithsonian that offer perspective on the African American experience and its impact on American culture. Visit an online experience on the ...

Kirk Johnson is the Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History where he oversees the world’s largest natural history collection. The museum hosts more than 6 million ...

It's a story that in some ways began about 20 years ago during a Central Michigan University fraternity event for accounting ...