The Bureau of Ethnology was established by an act of the United States Congress on March 3, 1879, but it was largely the personal creation of the geologist and explorer Major John Wesley Powell. His ...

The Minister of Culture, Arts, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, called it “the single largest physical repatriation of cultural property” in the country’s history.

The Museum is home to one of the world's largest anthropology collections, with over three million specimens in archaeology, ethnology, and human skeletal biology. The NAA is the Smithsonian's oldest ...

From runway to ritual, DLI connects travelers to the cultural soul of the Central Highlands within a short 40-minute drive.

THEY may have started as just four faces in the crowd, but by the end of the competition, the quartet were hailed as bona fide champs.

A single image previously believed to explain Michael Rockefeller's disappearance has been debunked by an expert. Author Carl ...

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) intends to repatriate certain ...

Kuching blends Sarawak’s rich culture, riverside charm, and easy access to parks and heritage sites. From laksa to longhouses ...

The nation’s preeminent museum returns a stunning collection to view.

Kathryn Jones is on a mission to read every plaque in every D.C.-area Smithsonian. While she didn’t start the project for ...

In the face of several high-stakes challenges, Syed’s debut U.S. show opened at the Newark Museum and showed how beauty can deceive across two continents.

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...