Smithsonian Collections —The total number of objects, works of art and specimens at the Smithsonian is estimated at nearly 157 million, of which nearly 148 million are scientific specimens at the ...

Of all the spectacular museums in DC, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is my kids’ favorite! It is the one museum we must visit every time we go to DC even though it doesn’t have a ...

Bat Facts This fact sheet attempts to dispel the fears and answer some of the questions most often asked of the National Museum of Natural History by presenting some general facts about the biology ...

Kathryn Jones is on a mission to read every plaque in every D.C.-area Smithsonian. While she didn’t start the project for posterity, proposed cuts to the institution give her experiment extra weight.

The large, extinct creatures roamed the Twin Cities area more than 10,000 years ago and could grow to more than 200 pounds ...

Bear-Sized Giant Beavers Once Roamed North America, and They’re Now the Official State Fossil of Minnesota The large, extinct creatures roamed the Twin Cities area more than 10,000 years ago and ...

Discover the Louvre Museum's rich history, cultural significance, and fascinating facts. Explore its transformation from a medieval fort to a world-renowned art institution, home to iconic ...

The standoff between President Trump and the Smithsonian Institution ends, for now, as National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet steps down.

The director of the National Portrait Gallery has stepped down, two weeks after President Donald Trump singled her out for partisanship and announced in a social media post he was firing her.

University of Michigan Museum of Natural History is ranked #2 out of 12 things to do in Ann Arbor. See pictures and our review of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History.

Northrop Grumman's $10M gift completes the Air and Space Museum's $285M campaign, funding renovations and renaming the planetarium.