Of all the spectacular museums in DC, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is my kids’ favorite! It is the one museum we must visit every time we go to DC even though it doesn’t have a ...

Major museums face scrutiny as the Smithsonian undergoes review to eliminate political bias. But climate change messaging and ...

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Don’t Miss These Objects When the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum Reopens . Whether you’re a seasoned visitor or a newbie to the natural history museum, there are plenty of things for ...

Museum ichthyologist Cristhian Conde-Saldaña uses evolutionary genetics to study freshwater fishes and document at-risk ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will put the “Lion of Merelani,” which is one of the most finely detailed colored gemstones in the world, on public view starting Thursday.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has reopened its dinosaur and fossil hall, drawing to a close a project that began in 2014. It’s been a renovation five years — or ...

The National Museum of Natural History welcomed visitors again Friday, adding to the list of Smithsonian museums reopening this summer. The hours are a little different at first: Wednesdays ...

The National Museum of Natural History announced today that it has reached a 50-year loan agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to transfer a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton to the Smithsonian ...

Saving History With Sandbags: Climate Change Threatens the Smithsonian. Beneath the National Museum of American History, floodwaters are intruding into collection rooms, a consequence of a warming ...

The museum, which receives 1.4 million visitors per year and has a staff of 400, launched a $170 million capital campaign in 2005. “Kirk brings an established national and international reputation as ...