Imagine this: invisible robbers break into a bank and steal massive sacks of cash, but instead of running away with it they ...

The invention of the balloon struck the men and women of the late 18th century like a thunderbolt. Enormous crowds gathered in Paris to watch one balloon after another rise above the city rooftops, ...

Porter Wilkinson is the Counselor and Chief of Staff to the Regents. She heads the Office of the Regents and reports directly to the Board. Wilkinson provides independent counsel to the Board of ...

Chase F. Robinson has been director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art since December 2018. During his tenure, the museum has launched initiatives that have increased the number of ...

Roberto Lugo, DNA Study Revisited, 2022, urethane resin life cast, foam, wire, and acrylic paint, 66 × 27 × 17 in. (167.6 × 68.6 × 43.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through ...

Grover Cleveland’s victory brought back a defeated president to the White House for a second term, an historic first that remains unique. In this second election on the Democratic ticket, Cleveland ...

The witch mold was manufactured by Eppelsheimer & Co. of New York, one of the three largest American ice cream mold manufacturers at the time. These hinged molds, dating from the 1920s and 30s, while ...

There are no showtimes for this date. Experience one of ballet’s most famous love stories with the Filmed For IMAX® stage production of Swan Lake. Featuring Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s memorable score ...

This fact sheet attempts to dispel the fears and answer some of the questions most often asked of the National Museum of Natural History by presenting some general facts about the biology and natural ...

When an animal becomes endangered, it is usually a bad thing, but not for the scimitar-horned oryx. Before the end of 2023, scimitar-horned oryxes were classified as “extinct in the wild,” teetering ...

Miki Hayakawa, One Afternoon, ca. 1935, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 in., New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, Gift of Preston McCrossen in memory of his wife, the artist, 1954, 520.23P Note to editors: ...