The investigation was a global endeavor that led to a Post series exposing the Smithsonian's “racial brain collection.” ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its diversity office and freezing all federal hiring. The decision will affect dozens ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its Office of Diversity, freezing federal hiring and ordering employees back to ...

The Smithsonian has a unique structure, which means the decision to adhere to Trumps freshly penned executive order isn't so clear.

The museum’s move followed a similar one last week by the National Gallery, as museums try to comply with an executive order ...

Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

Does the thought of picking up a paintbrush, camera, quilting needle, pastel stick, or calligraphy pen instantly ignite your imagination? There’s no better place to get in touch with—or perhaps ...

It's a story that in some ways began about 20 years ago during a Central Michigan University fraternity event for accounting ...

Indiana Humanities is now accepting applications for one of the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibits to visit small Indiana towns ...

An executive order by Donald Trump prohibits all DEI programs at federal institutions. Some have already dismantled them.

Whether in museums, schools, or communities, Smithsonian educators and experts invite conversation, collaboration, and exchange, helping learners develop transferable critical thinking skills that ...

The legendary attorney, who represented Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., will have his portrait hang permanently at the ...