President Donald Trump is interfering with a jewel in our nation’s cultural crown, the 178-year-old Smithsonian Institution.

Laid out like an orchestra in a quiet gallery room, 40 colorful gems have one of the planet’s most distinguished conductors: ...

The president may not like how the museum and research institution tells the American story — but Americans do.

Through innovative approaches and significant collaboration, these programs enhance learning and make educational resources ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's exhibits and facilities (including restrooms, several gift shops and two cafes) are free to visit, but fees do apply for the Butterfly Pavilion ...

As a part of its plan to wreck the democratic principles embedded in American culture, the Trump administration issued an ...

President Trump threatened to block funding for Smithsonian exhibitions that discuss racism and ordered the restoration of monuments taken down because of their celebration of racist figures.

Diana is what’s known as a “fossil preparator,” working in full view of the public inside the oblong, glass-enclosed FossiLab at D.C.’s Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History ...

Precious stones gifted to the museum by Ronald Winston, son of distinguished jeweler and gem collector Harry Winston.

Only one in ten thousand diamonds has a noticeable fancy color outside of the subtle color range normally associated with ...

Kevin Young, who has led the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, went on leave before the ...