“Water’s Edge” Exhibition Opening
• October 9, 2025

Join the National Museum of the American Indian to celebrate the opening of the exhibition “Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe”. Visitors are invited to experience the first major […]

Editorial: Trump v. Smithson  
• September 9, 2025

A pitched battle between ideology and science took place 100 years ago.  The town of Dayton, with a population of 2,000 or so in 1925, hosted a court case brought […]

A Night at the Museum with the NFL and Boys and Girls Club
• August 14, 2025

By Caroline Woodward On Tuesday, the Smithsonian’s Office of the Under Secretary for Education partnered with Prime Sports, NFL Inspire Change, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to […]

Smithsonian Preps Teachers for 2026 
• August 7, 2025

Can you say semiquincentennial? In 2026, the United States will be halfway to 500 years old. When a British chemist and mineralogist named James Smithson passed away in his 60s […]

Weekend Roundup: May 8-11
• May 7, 2025

Another weekend awaits! There are lots of fun things to do, including the first of the Nats Post-Game Concerts, a Language Science Fair at Planet Word and a concert at […]

Editorial: The Assault on Our Cultural Assets 
• April 9, 2025

Whatever downsides there may be to living in and around Washington, D.C., even in our historic, amenity-rich neighborhood of Georgetown — the high cost of living, the tourist crush, the […]

Weekend Roundup: March 6-9
• March 6, 2025

Now that March is well underway, we’ve got lots of activities for the weekend lineup. Check out Kiehl’s grand opening in Georgetown, see a film at a Polish Film Festival […]

Women’s History Month: Bountiful Baskets
• March 14, 2024

Visit the National Museum of the American Indian and learn about the art of basketweaving from Indigenous women as they share the beauty of Native basketry and the significance of […]

Mother Tongue Film Festival: Frybread Face and Me
• February 22, 2024

Frybread Face and Me follows two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds as they bond during a summer on their grandmother’s Arizona ranch, learning more about their family’s past and […]

Blossom to Beverage: The Story of Chocolate
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Saturday and Sunday, February 17–18, 10:30 AM–5 PM National Mall The story of chocolate begins with a small cacao tree rooted deep in the history of Mesoamerican culture. Learn the […]