Cynthia Chavez Lamar begins her tenure Monday as the third director of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and the first Native American woman to lead a Smithsonian museum.

This National Historic Landmark is rich in architectural and historic significance and since October 1994 has been home to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.

As a Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of the American Indian is FREE for all. You do not need tickets or reservations unless you’re planning to bring a large group. Note that the ...

By Sarah Bahr The Smithsonian Institution has named Cynthia Chavez Lamar as the new director of the National Museum of the American Indian. Chavez Lamar — who is a member of San Felipe Pueblo ...

The Smithsonian will reopen two additional museums to the public on Friday, Sept. 25. The National Museum of American History and the National Museum of the American Indian, both located on the ...

The Watkins Museum of History announced Tuesday it will host a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution about American Indians’ impact on American culture later this year, with other ...

The National Museum of the American Indian and other branches of the Smithsonian include music and sound–related objects from many of these cultures in their collections. National Museum of the ...

On the grounds of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. Designed by Harvey Pratt (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes). Photo by Alan Karchmer for the National Museum of the American ...

The order — “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” — is designed to overhaul the Smithsonian ... the National Museum of the American Indian and the Cooper Hewitt, the nation ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — For Veteran's Day, Smithsonian dedicated a new ... is on the northeast corner of the National Museum of the American Indian grounds. It consists of a stainless steel circle ...

The Watkins Museum will soon be the first Kansas site to host a traveling Smithsonian exhibit, “Americans,” after organizers ...