Museums are a great way to spend time in a new city, while also learning in the process. These are the best free, ...

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 ...

Indiana Humanities is now accepting applications for one of the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibits to visit small Indiana towns ...

A major Dutch museum is staging a huge exhibition of American photography that explores the tension between how the United ...

Explore the “Top 10 Museums to Visit in the USA” and dive into art, history, and science at these remarkable cultural ...

Visitors can reach the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture by taking the Metro's Blue, Orange or Silver lines to Smithsonian station or Federal Triangle station.

The U.S. is full of archaeological sites, "but in most cases you could be standing right on top of one and never know it," Elic Weitzel told Newsweek.

Whether in museums, schools, or communities, Smithsonian educators and experts invite conversation, collaboration, and exchange, helping learners develop transferable critical thinking skills that ...

The first Medal of Honor earned by an African American, and some of the slave shackles that they have on display, just poignant pieces of American history,” Davis said.

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

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

Art galleries and museums build their collections in a number of different ways. One of these lies in the form of bequests ...