Kathryn Jones began to visit Washington's museums in January and didn't plan to make it her full-time pursuit, but it become ...

Antisemitism is not as simple as one might think. Renowned author and journalist Dara Horn has a radically new approach to ...

Since 2010, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research has hosted the Henrietta Lacks Memorial ...

Larry Yazzie is a two-time world champion native dancer who has performed at the Olympics, the Kennedy Center and the ...

FRONT ROYAL — In a peaceful setting among the rolling hills along U.S. 522 south of Front Royal, scientists from around the world are conducting groundbreaking research about animals and their ...

The Smithsonian Institution announced Tuesday that its museums, research centers and the National Zoo will remain open through “at least” Monday if the federal government shuts down. In a post on the ...

The Smithsonian Institute’s museums, research centers, and the National Zoo remain open this week despite the government shutdown that started at midnight Oct. 1. The Smithsonian, a federal government ...

Having been through more than one federal government shutdown, Washington, D.C.'s arts and cultural institutions know the drill. Visitors will find some shuttered doors but also find plenty of ...

The look on the curator’s face said it all, and the intensity of the conversation was escalating by the moment. Confusion to worry. Worry to dread. “I want to do this,” the curator said. “But I don’t ...

The Smithsonian’s 19 museums and galleries in the Washington area are gems. But in recent years, they have peddled a relentlessly negative vision of American history that prioritizes grievance ...