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 ...

What is included in the Smithsonian magazine digital edition? The Smithsonian magazine digital edition includes all the editorial content and photos from the current print issue of Smithsonian ...

The museum’s move followed a similar one last week by the National Gallery, as museums try to comply with an executive order ...

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

Just days after the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. said it would cancel its diversity, equity and inclusion ...

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

A Trump executive order has led the largely government-funded institutions to roll back their diversity, equity and inclusion ...

The Smithsonian Institution told employees Tuesday ... has championed efforts to tell “the full American story” and has supported giving prominent place to the institution’s two new museums ...

The Smithsonian Institution, which calls itself “the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex,” features 21 museums and the National Zoo. As its leader, Bunch, the former founding ...

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

The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has announced the acquisition of 175 artworks by more than 60 modern and contemporary artists through purchase and gifts, marking transformative ...

With a collection of more than 147 million items, this robust Smithsonian museum on the National Mall attracts millions of visitors each year. Some of the museum's highlights include replicas of ...