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Update Jan. 2: Smithsonian Statement on Government Shutdown

All Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo are closed effective Jan. 2

01.02.2019
Administrative News
Update Dec. 27: Smithsonian Statement on Government Shutdown

All Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo Could Close Jan. 2

12.27.2018
Update Dec. 22: Smithsonian Statement on Government Shutdown

All Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo To Remain Open Through Jan. 1

12.22.2018
Administrative News
Kwaku Bempah (Asante artist) and unidentified blacksmith
Active early 20th century, Ghana
Double bell (dawuro, nnawuta)
c. 1920
Iron, wood
Fowler Museum at UCLA, X87.1312, gift of Elizabeth Lloyd Davis

“Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths” Opens at Smithsonian Feb. 27, 2019

International Traveling Exhibition Displays 225 Objects of Utility, Empowerment and Spiritual Potency

12.21.2018
American Art Museum Exhibitions
Surfer’s Ear Points to Ancient Pearl Divers in Panama

12.21.2018
Tropical Research Institute Research News Science
Smithsonian Statement on Possible Government Shutdown

All Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo To Remain Open Through Jan. 1

12.21.2018
Administrative News
Secretary David Skorton To Depart the Smithsonian

Board of Regents Initiate National Search To Select New Secretary

12.20.2018
Administrative News
Smithsonian Scientists Unlock the Mystery of Dragonfly Migration

Specimens Dating Back 140 Years Could Protect the Future of the Species

12.19.2018
National Zoo Research News Science
Ten whooping cranes arrive at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute from the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Maryland. The cranes were moved in individual crates, but each crane was kept next to its mate. When they arrived at SCBI, each pair was immediately introduced to their new yard.

Photo: Skip Brown/Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

New Whooping Crane Breeding Facility Opens at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Chicks Born at SCBI Will Be Reintroduced to the Wild

12.18.2018
Conservation Biology Institute Science
Naked mole-rats in their brand new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.

Photo: Roshan Patel/Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Naked Mole-rat Queen Gives Birth to Three Pups at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Watch Live on the Webcam

12.17.2018
National Zoo Science
The National Native American Veterans Memorial, Warriors' Circle of Honor, Harvey Pratt (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma)

National Museum of the American Indian

National Museum of the American Indian Has Raised More Than $6 Million for National Native American Veterans Memorial

Memorial To Be Dedicated Nov. 11, 2020

12.17.2018
American Indian Museum Administrative News
Earring Aid, Bedazzled, 2014. Designed by Elana Langer. Swarovski crystals, e6000 glue, hearing aid. Gift of Elana Langer. Photo: © Hanna Agar.

COPYRIGHT:© Hanna Agar

"Access+Abilitiy" Exhibition to be Presented at the World Economic Forum's 2019 Annual Meeting

On View in Congress Centre Jan. 22-Jan. 25, 2019

12.17.2018
Cooper Hewitt Art Exhibitions
Smithsonian Science Education Center Releases “Tami’s Tower: Let’s Think About Engineering”

12.17.2018
Science Education Center Education Science
Varieties of maize found near Cuscu and Machu Pichu at Salineras de Maras on the Inca Sacred Valley in Peru, June 2007.

Credit: Fabio de Oliveira Freitas

Scientists Overhaul Corn Domestication Story With Multidisciplinary Analysis

Semi-wild Proto-corn Spread From Mexico to South America Before Becoming Fully Domesticated, Offering New Clues to Its Future

12.13.2018
Natural History Museum Research News Science
Credit: Palm Springs train station, 1939. Photographer unknown. Courtesy Palm Springs Historical Society.

National Museum of the American Indian Presents “Section 14: The Other Palm Springs, California”

The Story of the Agua Caliente Band’s Struggle for Justice and Rights to Their Land in Palm Springs

12.13.2018
American Indian Museum Exhibitions
Road Closures Scheduled Around Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

12.13.2018
Air and Space Museum Administrative News
Credit: Roman Cho 2016

Anthea M. Hartig of California Historical Society Named Director of National Museum of American History

12.13.2018
American History Museum Administrative News History
Credit: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Smithsonian and Partners Pioneer Method To Boost Endangered Coral Populations Separated by Vast Distances

Technique Represents Critical Step Toward Buffering Coral Reefs Against Warming Oceans

12.12.2018
National Zoo Research News Science
Red panda Henry.

Photo Credit: Jessica Kordell, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Red Panda Dies at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

12.12.2018
National Zoo Science
New Ways of Planning a Museum Visit

No Passes Required Monday Through Friday Starting at 1 p.m.

12.11.2018
African American Museum Administrative News
A calling male túngara frog with a large inflated vocal sac.

Photo by Marcos Guerra

Frog Sex in the City: Urban Tungara Frogs Sound More Attractive Than Forest Frogs

12.10.2018
Tropical Research Institute Research News Science
“Look at that picture over there! Here’s the Earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty!” –William Anders, Apollo 8, December 24, 1968

Credit: NASA

National Air and Space Museum Receives $2 Million for Apollo 50th Celebrations From Boeing

12.06.2018
Air and Space Museum Administrative News Science
Credit: Museum Environments/Branded Environments

Smithsonian Latino Center’s Molina Family Latino Gallery To Open in 2021 at the National Museum of American History

Event Dec. 6 Previews Future Exhibitions and Programs

12.06.2018
Latino Center American History Museum Administrative News Exhibitions
Carol LeBlanc Named President of Smithsonian Enterprises

12.03.2018
Administrative News

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