Zen and American History Exhibitions
• August 8, 2024

Last April, a Japanese motorcycle joined the dozen in “America on the Move,” the 26,000-square-foot exhibition in the General Motors Hall of Transportation at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American […]

Weekend Roundup, June 27-June 30
• June 27, 2024

Happy weekend! As we gear up for Independence Day week next week, we’ve still got a weekend in between. Enjoy a photography exhibit at the City Tavern Club, celebrate the […]

ArtsWatch: New Directors at Washington Ballet, Planet Word and GALA Hispanic
• January 4, 2024

The National Building Museum Announces 2023 Vincent Scully Prize Recipient  Artist and social innovator Theaster Gates was awarded The National Building Museum’s annual Vincent Scully Prize in November. The prize, […]

Weekend Round Up, Oct. 13 – 16
• October 13, 2022

Another weekend awaits! What will you be doing? There are plenty of activities to choose from, including the Halloween-themed “Dracula” at the Synetic Theater, foodies will be excited for two […]

Smithsonian American History Museum “Food History Weekend”
• October 10, 2022

Food History WeekendOct. 13 and 14For more information: https://americanhistory.si.edu/events/food-history-weekend The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will host its eighth annual Food History Weekend Oct. 13-14, a multifaceted festival that consist of […]

April 13, 2022 Issue ArtsWatch
• April 13, 2022

This month’s Arts Watch includes good news from the GALA Hispanic Theatre, news of additions at the Anacostia Playhouse and National Museum of African American History and culture, and more. […]

“Upending 1620: Where Do We Begin?”
• July 8, 2021

Opens Aug. 6; Closes July 2022 Second Floor, Center “Upending 1620: Where Do We Begin?” is a display that examines the early encounters between Wampanoag peoples and English colonists, and […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci Receives the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s Great Americans Medal
• February 26, 2021

Join us Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. ET for a virtual presentation of the Great Americans Medal to Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., for his extraordinary leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

Pelosi Donates Speaker’s Gavel, Suit to Smithsonian (photos)
• March 8, 2018

Also among the donated items: the speech Nancy Pelosi gave when sworn in as speaker of the House, the Congressional Record containing the speech and the tally sheet of the vote electing her.