This plain suit would have created a stark contrast between Franklin and those in the elaborate dress typical of the opulent ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced the 2025 Portrait of a Nation Award honorees. Established in 2015, ...

The Smithsonian will celebrate the role that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have played in American culture. AANHPI Heritage Month this May features interactive events, family ...

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is launching a nationwide strategic investment in the future of rural ...

Rising temperatures could tip the scale in an underground battle that has raged for millennia. In the soils of Earth’s wetlands, microbes are fighting to both produce and consume the powerful ...

Cellphones put the power of the world at our fingertips and it's all made possible by rocks formed millions of years ago, ...

There are no showtimes for this date. A documentary that follows Dr. Patricia C. Wright's mission to help lemurs, the highly evolved creatures who arrived on Madagascar millions of years ago as ...

A Beautiful Planet is a breathtaking portrait of Earth from space, providing a unique perspective and increased understanding of our planet and galaxy as never seen before. One of the greatest ...

There are no showtimes for this date. Join Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from "Zhima Jie," the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street. Together they take an ...

There are no showtimes for this date. The Dream Is Alive gives the viewer an unprecedented window on board the space shuttle. Shot by 14 NASA astronauts on three shuttle missions in 1984, the film ...

There are no showtimes for this date. June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through ...