Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced Matilda Myers of Maryland and Kate Stermer of California as winners ...

Unlike the typical crystal ball used by a magician or fortune teller, this crystal ball weighs 106.75 pounds, is 12.9 inches ...

Green ratings demonstrate that a curriculum meets the expectations of High-Quality Instructional Materials set by EdReports.

Free timed-entry passes are required to visit the National Air and Space Museum in D.C.Tickets to daytime films are only available for purchase on site, on the day of your visit. Tickets for after ...

The Airbus IMAX® Theater at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center features the largest IMAX screen in Northern Virginia, towering six stories high.Getting Here FAQ Group SalesShowtimes are published on the ...

Deep Sky brings the awe-inspiring images captured by NASA's Webb Telescope to IMAX® — taking audiences on a journey to the beginning of time and space, to never-before-seen cosmic landscapes, and to ...

Portrait of Temple Grandin” by David Lenz, oil on canvas, 2022. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired ...

The mission to protect and defend the world's oceans has become far more complex and challenging in recent years, and naval aviation has become increasingly vital to success. One of the greatest ...

Dogs and wolves living today derive from a shared ancient wolf population that lived alongside woolly mammoths and cave bears ...

Interim Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Melanie A. Adams is the interim director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. The museum advances the understanding ...

The Smithsonian Institution was created by Congress in 1846 as "an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Congress vested responsibility for the administration of the Smithsonian ...