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 ...

He flew the P-61 Black Widow in World War II. Diane Tedeschi Dorothy Cochrane Diane Tedeschi Bob van der Linden Dave Kindy Dave Kindy ...

A husband's holiday present for his famous wife is now a museum artifact. Dorothy Cochrane Dorothy Cochrane This Trophy Chest Belonged to Amelia Earhart Meet the U.S. Air Force's First Black ...

As you approach, you’ll notice the mural on the side of the building depicting a rural ... That smoky perfume in the air isn’t a candle from one of those mall stores called “Authentic Country Kitchen” ...

The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and ...

Diana is what’s known as a “fossil preparator,” working in full view of the public inside the oblong, glass-enclosed FossiLab at D.C.’s Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History ...

Nurkin said if he finds a new wall, he hopes to add Roy Williams and Hubert Davis to the mural if there's space.

Visitors can reach the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture by taking the Metro's Blue, Orange or Silver lines to Smithsonian station or Federal Triangle station.