While the Zoo was closed, staff members captured some rare scenes of the animals experiencing the falling snow.

The Smithsonian Institution is struggling for its independence amid an ideological battle with the Trump administration over ...

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will loan scores of modern and contemporary masterworks in storage to museums in 50 ...

The U.S. will celebrate its 250th birthday this summer, while the Smithsonian has come under political pressure from White ...

The Smithsonian Institution has given the Trump White House more documents on its exhibits and operations, in response to pressure to share details of what its museums are doing for America’s 250th bi ...

The Smithsonian Institute’s museums, research centers, and the National Zoo remain open this week despite the government shutdown that started at midnight Oct. 1. The Smithsonian, a federal government ...

After a period of relative quiet, the Trump administration is now bearing down upon the Smithsonian Institution, the steward of some of the nation’s greatest museums and research centers. The ...

The White House has obtained extensive documentation from the Smithsonian Institution detailing its operations, as the Trump ...

Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo are closed as the partial government shutdown continues. The Smithsonian Institution touts itself as the world’s largest complex of museums, ...

Smithsonian Gardens and the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) will present the 30th annual orchid exhibition this year in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and ...

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History is seen from the Washington Monument on June 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — ...

The Nation’s Attic had until Tuesday to send the White House reams of materials about its upcoming shows—or risk losing its federal funding. Now what?