Every year, thousands of kids and adults learn to fold and fly paper airplanes at both the National Mall building and the ...

Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

Two years ago, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum booted several Catholic ... staff have been reminded of policies protecting free speech. NARA is also being asked to commit to ...

Entrance to the museums has been entirely free since the Institution's founding in 1846, with the exception of the Cooper Hewitt, the Smithsonian's design museum in New York. The question of ...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY: View of the Turkish Railways Museum Sirkeci train station, near the terminus of the Orient Express, Istanbul. (Photo by John Wreford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its diversity office and freezing all federal hiring. The decision will affect dozens of American museums, research centers and libraries, as well as the ...

Museums are a great way to spend time in a new city, while also learning in the process. These are the best free, ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's exhibits and facilities (including restrooms, several gift shops and two cafes) are free to visit, but fees do apply for the Butterfly Pavilion ...

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi introduced legislation last week that would create a planning commission to examine the possibility of creating a Smithsonian Museum of Italian American History on the ...