The White House will reopen its doors for public tours on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, with an updated route offering guests the opportunity to experience ...

The Smithsonian’s collections speak to the resolve and ingenuity of America’s service members A chess set used during the ...

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...

The Smithsonian Institute announced Saturday that its museums will be closed starting Sunday as the lapse in government funding persists. “Due to the government shutdown, Smithsonian museums are ...

Rep. Kimberly DuBuclet organized the Thursday tour, which began at the DuSable Black History Museum, in response to federal ...

The U.S. government shutdown is affecting thousands of federal workers across the Washington, D.C., area, and it’s also leading some popular museums and sites to close temporarily. Some of D.C.'s ...

The Smithsonian Institution's museums, including the National Air and Space Museum, are at risk of temporary closure due to the ongoing government shutdown. The Smithsonian plans to utilize prior-year ...

Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie and Marie Dionne spent most of their childhoods in an Ontario compound known as Quintland. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons In the early morning hours of May 28, ...

The Smithsonian's museums and zoo are now closed due to the government shut down. Tours of historic Washington, D.C. sites ...

A fossil mosasaur skull and partial skeleton excavated from Angola’s costal cliffs. Credit Hillsman S. Jackson, Southern Methodist University. The story of prehistoric ocean life that emerged in the ...

WASHINGTON - Volunteers are racing against time to document exhibits at Smithsonian museums, driven by concerns over potential changes to how American history is presented. Inspired by President Trump ...