Much Here is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the U.S. Bicentennial From the California coast to the Kansas heartland to the streets of New York City, photographs provide an expansive and evocative ...

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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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

There is no public parking facility for Smithsonian museums on the National Mall. A limited number of city-operated metered parking spaces are available, including several accessible parking spaces.

About The Arts and Industries Building is the Smithsonian’s second oldest building. Arts and Industries opened in 1881 as the country’s first U.S. National Museum, an architectural icon in the heart ...

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

Dynamic rotating exhibitions explore various aspects of urban community life, including modernization, cultural encounters, environmental change, gentrification, employment, and globalization.

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 ...