The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center studies the Rhode River Watershed, how it flows into the Chesapeake Bay, and ...

“Let us remind those who try to ‘restore’ a narrow, divisive past, that the future belongs to the whole of us,” said Great Americans Medal recipient Ava DuVernay to a Washington DC crowd this week ...

Though Republicans have the power to squash their proposals, Democrats are making it clear that they intend to push back on ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is going to consider whether to permanently keep two prized artifacts belonging to civil rights icon Amos Brown — which the ...

Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay reflected on what the Smithsonian museums mean to Americans as she received a lifetime ...

Admission is free, and hours are from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day, with special evening concerts beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art” was originally scheduled to coincide with the WorldPride celebration in Washington.

DuVernay is the first director, writer and producer to earn the honor, which recognizes "lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals" ...

Some civil rights leaders and museum insiders claim that artifacts are being "quietly removed" from the National Museum of ...

The institution denied reports that objects related to the Civil Rights Movement will be removed from two museums amid ...

Learn more about the eight-year-old, teen-run pop-up museum that will be a focal point of this year's Smithsonian Folklife ...

Rev. Amos Brown, a pastor and civil rights activist for more than five decades, received an email from the museum informing ...