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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Lawmakers cited increased antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment as a reason to support the proposal. American Jews are one step closer to having a Smithsonian museum dedicated to their history.

Visitors can reach the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture by taking the Metro's Blue, Orange or Silver lines to Smithsonian station or Federal Triangle station.

Hours of exciting discoveries await at one of the biggest natural history museums on the planet.