This photograph, taken in June 1962, shows the progress of construction of the new museum. It opened in January 1964. Smithsonian Institution Archives The Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that ...

Smithsonian Institution Long before ... chief conservator of the Star-Spangled Banner Project at the National Museum of American History. "The amount of wind damage that happens in a very short ...

Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See blog for pointers on U.S. Flag Code, or learn more about the Star-Spangled Banner at the Smithsonian's ...

The president’s executive order pushing the museum to start honoring American history again is a welcome step.