The history of the stone which was eventually named the Hope Diamond began when the French merchant traveler, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, purchased a 112 3/16-carat diamond. This diamond, which was most ...
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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will celebrate its 2026 Nowruz Family Festival Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Named for the Persian word ...
Guarding the Health of Seven Million People: Annual Report, City of New York, Department of Health, 1930-31 ...
Online Exhibition Explores the Stories of More Than 30 Women and How They Changed the Course of Women’s Financial Independence ...
The First Lady will present her 2025 inaugural gown to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, where it will join The First Ladies Collection. A brief ceremony will include remarks by ...
The National Air and Space Museum holds approximately 17,000 space artifacts in its collection. More than 3,500 of those stem from the historic Apollo Moon landing effort, with 400 objects related ...
The Smithsonian Women’s Committee 2026 Delphi Award will be presented to prominent ceramic artist Cristina Córdova during the 2026 Smithsonian Craft Show Visionary Award Reception Wednesday, April 22, ...
Our museums, education, and research centers work at intersections that spark imagination and encourage discovery—between art and the environment, space exploration and women’s history, cultural ...
Free admission at all Smithsonian museums except Cooper Hewitt in New York City. Most museums are open every day of the year except December 25. Cooper Hewitt is open every day except Thanksgiving and ...
The annual festival will open the week of the United Nations’ International Mother Language Day (Feb. 21) and will take place in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, the ...
Following a Public Vote, the Asian Elephant Calf at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...