The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced the artist list and prizewinners for “The Outwin 2025: American Portraiture Today,” a major exhibition featuring juried selections from the ...

When humans began farming crops thousands of years ago, agriculture had already been around for millions of years. In fact, several animal lineages have been growing their own food since long before ...

Researchers found drier winters impact the likelihood of Kirtland’s warblers surviving migration and their ability to survive the breeding season. Credit: Nathan W. Cooper, Smithsonian’s National Zoo ...

Stories of Race and American Sculpture” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum examines for the first time the role of sculpture in understanding and constructing the concept of race in the United ...

This introductory text is pulled from the 1957 Smithsonian Publication "Automobiles and Motorcycles in the U.S. National Museum" written by curator Smith Hempstone Oliver. At present a large number of ...