A female Asian elephant calf was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father Spike at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

The loans highlight the Hirshhorn’s ever-expanding collection, rooted in Joseph H. Hirshhorn’s foundational gifts to the ...

Explore collection items related to Ireland and Irish American history and heritage. Learn how a chance encounter and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival helped launch a revival of Irish American music.

One Sculpture Is to Remain on Long-Term Loan, Enabling the Museum To Share Its Complete History With the Public ...

In December 1777, at the urging of the French minister of war, Baron Frederick Wilhelm von Steuben came to America and ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced Brooklyn-based artist Kameron Neal as the first-prize winner of the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced its 2026 festival commemorating Lunar New Year, a celebration of ...

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is celebrating 50 years since the building in Washington, D.C., opened to the public and will commemorate this milestone throughout 2026. The museum ...

There is no public parking facility for Smithsonian museums on the National Mall. A limited number of city-operated metered parking spaces are available, including several accessible parking spaces.

In the Chinese zodiac 2023 is the Year of the Water Rabbit. The Chinese Lunar New Year begins January 22, 2023, and starts the 15-day Spring Festival that concludes with the Lantern Festival. The ...

Thousands of years ago, Chinese musicians worked with foundry technicians to cast matched sets of bronze bells of different sizes to produce a range of tones. They developed oval-shaped bells that, ...

A Result of the Museum’s Proactive Provenance Research, in Collaboration With the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Return Marks the Museum’s First Repatriation Under the Smithsonian’s Shared Stewardship and ...