This above lithographic print depicts men in action during the Battle of Gettysburg. Armed Forces History / NMAH This U.S. Army canteen, sporting a bulls-eye design and a painted scene of camp life, ...

From Harriet Tubman’s shawl to the writings of James Baldwin, these five Black history artifacts can only be found at the Smithsonian. President Donald Trump is doing his best to erase elements of the ...

WASHINGTON (WLS) -- Opening on Sept. 24, the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture will feature a number of artifacts from Chicago. The museum is the Smithsonian's ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The new Smithsonian African American Museum of History and Culture contains several important artifacts and images from Maryland, as this interactive timeline shows. The post Md.

SEATTLE — A beacon of American innovation and preservation, the unparalleled collections of the Smithsonian Institution have been deepening our understanding of world culture since the mid-1800s. But ...

Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry's Japan Expedition (1853-1854) not only began a tradition of “gunboat diplomacy” so often associated with mid-nineteenth century American expansionism, it also ...

The Smithsonian Institution stands out as one of our country’s great public organizations. It provides free, public access to world-class museums and is a caretaker of our nation’s cultural and ...

This holiday season, the Smithsonian Store is spreading winter cheer with a curated collection of gifts inspired by the wonder and treasures found across the Smithsonian’s 21 museums and the National ...