President Donald Trump says “big changes are being made at the Smithsonian” after he had a “little problem” with the museum. Last month, the president ordered his attorneys to conduct a review of ...

The 19th-century German toy pieces, made with quartz sand, chalk and linseed oil, allowed kids to create realistic structures ...

Before there was Captain Marvel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or even Katniss Everdeen from “The Hunger Games,” there was Wonder Woman.

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On a Monday afternoon this winter, 64-year-old historian James Millward climbed the steps of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery with a “little stack of handouts, like a good professor,” and no ...

It’s leather weather for the first lady. Melania Trump celebrated her second inaugural gown’s donation to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History Friday in an all-black outfit that ...

First lady Melania Trump said her 2025 inaugural dress reflected “America’s destiny” as she donated the gown to the Smithsonian’s First Ladies Collection on Friday. Trump’s Herve Pierre-designed black ...

First Lady Melania Trump stood in front of reporters, supporters and colleagues at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History on Friday in an ensemble of frosty wealth essentials – a ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will celebrate its 2026 Nowruz Family Festival Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Named for the Persian word ...

The artist Nick Cave is a collector. Or, rather, a collection. Like the rest of us. That, in a nutshell, is the message of “Mammoth,” an exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum that is ...

The strapless black-and-white gown was designed by her longtime fashion designer and stylist, Herve Pierre, who is seen sketching it for the first lady and fitting her in it in "Melania," her recently ...

Melania Trump’s inaugural gown is getting a spot in the Smithsonian. The Hervé Pierre-designed white gown that featured a dramatic black stripe that Trump wore at last year’s presidential inauguration ...