The president’s order called for curbing the independence of the sprawling network of museums and urging it to promote ...

In the end, a group led by congressman and former president John Quincy Adams ensured Smithson’s vision was realized. Adams felt that the country was failing to live up to its early promise. He ...

The Smithsonian now operates a broad range of cultural centers in Washington and beyond, including the Air and Space Museum, the Portrait Gallery, the National Zoo and the Smithsonian Gardens.

WASHINGTON--In a more receptive time, the National Air and Space Museum here plans ... scrapped due to public opposition. The museum, one of the Smithsonian Institution facilities, will exhibit ...