The Smithsonian will celebrate Earth Month throughout April with free in-person and virtual programming across its museums ...

Day Summit Features More Than 40 Sessions With Connections to Art, Culture, History and Science Through Virtual and In-Person ...

Join Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from "Zhima Jie," the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street. One World, One Sky is shown for free at 10:30 a.m. on ...

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Since our founding, the Smithsonian has relied on the talents and dedication of people outside of the institution. James Smithson was a "gentleman-chemist," and our first Secretary, acclaimed ...

Haupt Garden open daily dawn to dusk except Dec. 25; other outdoor gardens open 24 hours ...

Because the Smithsonian museums are free, we cannot base our visit tallies on a number of tickets sold. The counts sometimes include staff, as well as visitors who leave the museum and return. A ...

The Board of Regents established the Langley Gold Medal in 1908 at the suggestion of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell to honor the memory of Samuel P. Langley, the third Secretary of the Institution and a ...

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From the 1880s to the 1910s, Americans took to the wheel, sparking a nationwide bicycle craze. In the era before automobiles, bicycles were a means of affordable personal mobility. This nationwide ...

The Anacostia Community Museum will host “A Day Unplugged” to celebrate Earth Month with activities including a gardening workshop, sound-bath immersion and farm stand.