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One hundred years ago a Danish immigrant named John Christensen was trying to farm near the village of Itasca. But he kept ...
When Air and Space opened in 1976, Neil Armstrong’s first small step was fresh in our memories. With the nation’s 250th ...
Life often brings unexpected harm and misfortune at unfortunate times. Americans rely on Medicaid and the Supplemental ...
Washington, DC: Front view of the Museum of African American History and Culture Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Fatimah Dixon (April 7, 2025, WASHINGTON, D.C.) – – The National Council of ...
In 1991, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which was then known as the National Museum of American Art, created an exhibition titled "The West as America, Reinterpreting Images of the Frontier ...
Doing so, however, means not dismantling history, but instead complicating the story – in all its messy glory. The Conversation U.S. receives funding from the Smithsonian Institution.
The Smithsonian Institution said Tuesday it has received a $40 million donation from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the museum group’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday in 2026.