Smithsonian Craft2Wear Show Opens Sept. 26
New Location in the Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall The Smithsonian Craft2Wear Show, the Washington, D.C., area’s premier show and sale of contemporary wearable art, will take…
Anacostia Community Museum Celebrates 58th Anniversary With “A Night at the Museum”
The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum will welcome visitors 21 years and older for its annual “A Night at the Museum” event Thursday, Sept. 18, from 7–10 p.m. The event celebrates…
Smallest Herbivores Create the Biggest Impact for Grassland Forage
Prairie Dogs and Grasshoppers Do More Than Their Larger Herbivore Counterparts To Keep Soil and Plant Nutrients Cycling Soil nutrients support plants, and the animals who consume plants return these…
Two Ticketed Halloween Celebrations at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
For Families: Boo at the Zoo Oct. 17, 18 and 19 | For Adults 21+: Night of the Living Zoo Oct. 24 and 25 It is no trick, only the…
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Explores Prevalence of American Indian Images, Words and Stories in American History and Contemporary Life
“Americans” Begins Simultaneous Tours in Kansas, Kentucky and Colorado A traveling version of the thought-provoking Smithsonian exhibition “Americans” will begin a six-year national tour in August. Based on the major…
More Than 100 Glass Pieces To Go on View at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York will host the traveling exhibition “Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass,” Nov. 15 through May 29, 2026. The…
National Air and Space Museum Displays Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft
Wisk Gen 3 Full-Scale Prototype on Display at the Udvar-Hazy Center The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum welcomes the Wisk Gen 3 prototype electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL)…
Smithsonian Digitizes Pollen From 18,000 Plant Species
Digitized Pollen Database for Paleontology Research, Allergy Medicine and More A team of researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is digitizing images of pollen from more than18,000 plant species…
National Air and Space Museum Opens Five New Galleries July 28
New Museum Entrance and Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater To Reopen The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will open five new galleries, the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater and the museum’s…
Smithsonian Announces 2025 Artist Research Fellowship Awardees
The Smithsonian has selected 14 accomplished visual artists from an international pool of candidates as part of the 2025 Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship Program. As fellows, each artist will spend…