The Smithsonian Institution is struggling for its independence amid an ideological battle with the Trump administration over how America’s history should be presented. Experts say the political ...

“The object of the Museum is to acquire power,” announces a crusty old archaeologist in Penelope Fitzgerald’s 1977 satire, The Golden Child. It isn’t a goal he respects. He wants the museum where he’s ...

New livestream tours take visitors inside the ancient Casa dei Grifi on the Palatine Hill. Rome's Colosseum Archaeological Park has opened a richly-frescoed ancient Roman house to the public for the ...

The Smithsonian Institution raced to meet a Tuesday deadline set by the White House to share records about its operations and exhibits, but the upload only raises bigger questions about what President ...

The institution has tried to work with the administration’s demands that it present a more uplifting view of American history. By Graham Bowley The Trump administration on Thursday scolded the ...

The White House is escalating pressure on the Smithsonian Institution, demanding extensive internal records and warning that congressionally authorized funding could be withheld if the museum system ...

In our previous correspondence, we requested that the Smithsonian Institution provide us with certain documentation, including current exhibition descriptions, draft plans for upcoming shows, upcoming ...

Sick Dreams Car Club, Chicago, IL, 2020. Wendy Random/Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the National Museum of the American Latino Lowrider culture has been a staple of the broad American ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! National Air and Space Museum research and curatorial associate director Jeremy Kinney provided introductory remarks before leading C-SPAN on a tour ...

The Smithsonian’s popular National Air and Space Museum was one of the first museums that reopened to the public Friday after a monthlong closure during the government shutdown. The rest of the ...

Are virtual tours finally ready for their close-up? We think so. Not long ago, Matterport was the only serious player in the virtual tour software space. Their tours were revolutionary, with a catch — ...