The Smithsonian Visitor Center in Washington DC is located in a beautiful red sandstone building known as "The Castle". Learn ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its diversity office and freezing all federal hiring. The decision will affect dozens of American museums, research centers and libraries, as well as the ...

A Trump executive order has led the largely government-funded institutions to roll back their diversity, equity and inclusion ...

The museum’s move followed a similar one last week by the National Gallery, as museums try to comply with an executive order ...

With a collection of more than 147 million items, this robust Smithsonian museum on the National Mall ... is available on the property's website. DC National Mall Night Tour with 10 Stops ...

When he died, he bequeathed his estate to the young nation to establish the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., “for the increase ... be critical to planning and building the National Museum ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its Office of Diversity, freezing federal hiring and ordering employees back to in-office work, according to an email sent by Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III.

Smithsonian Castle, 2015--. Recent awards include 2015 American Historical Association Feis Award for Public History and Secretary’s Gold Medal for Exceptional Service, 2014. Museum education ...

Nearly 17 million people visited Smithsonian museums in Washington D.C., Virginia and New York last year. The most popular include the National Museum of Natural History and National Air and Space ...