The gunboat Philadelphia was built in the summer of 1776 under the direction of Brig. Gen. Benedict Arnold and the ...

A traveling version of the thought-provoking Smithsonian exhibition “Americans” will begin a six-year national tour in August ...

The Airbus IMAX® Theater at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center features the largest IMAX screen in Northern Virginia, towering six stories high. Getting Here FAQ Group Sales Showtimes are published on ...

As has been recently reported, in July, a placard was removed from the National Museum of American History’s exhibit "The ...

The story of America unfolds through powerful exhibitions that illuminate the nation's past, present, and future.

The National Numismatic Collection is comprised of approximately 1.6 million objects and is thought to be the largest collection of money and transactional objects in the world. Its diverse holdings ...

From Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and IMAX Corporation comes the very first Hollywood feature film to be digitally re-mastered into The IMAX Experience® using the revolutionary IMAX DMR® ...

The history of the stone which was eventually named the Hope Diamond began when the French merchant traveler, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, purchased a 112 3/16-carat diamond. This diamond, which was most ...

Join a team of fundraising professionals across the Institution working to chart the future of the Smithsonian. Resumes are only accepted in applications for listed positions. Please send a cover ...

From the earliest days of computers, people have found ways to play games on them. These early computer programmers weren’t just wasting time or looking for new ways to goof off. They had practical ...

The Museum’s collection of hair care products includes cleansers and shampoos, hair dyes and bleaches, hair straighteners and hair wavers, and hair styling products, as well as some hair accessories.

About The Hirshhorn features international modern and contemporary art in the celebrated Gordon Bunshaft designed cylindrical building, adjoining plaza, and sunken sculpture garden. The museum is a ...