NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Optical Telescope Element Pathfinder and Parker Solar Probe models are now on permanent display at the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center, providing insight into testing ...

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 ...

A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to ...

Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this Earth Day, April 22. She was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father ...

The USS "Monitor" was the U.S. Navy's first ironclad warship. The vessel, which sank off of North Carolina in 1862, ...

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Dwandalyn Reece from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture about some of the costumes from the iconic Broadway musical "The Wiz ...

To commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Smithsonian Science Education Center today released a new free eBook, ...

Smithsonian internships empower the next generation of changemakers. Abigail Pocasangre & Julia Ross Interns and staff at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute conduct ...

Melania Trump said she was “proud” to have her 2025 inaugural gown join the first lady’s exhibit at the Smithsonian, describing her black and white fashion statement as modern, bold, simple, and ...

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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 ...

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 ...