The Smithsonian Castle is a beautiful neo-Gothic building towering over the National Mall in Washington DC. “The Castle” is actually the Smithsonian Visitor Center, and you should check it out ...

It’s hard to walk through D.C.’s Chinatown and not be blown away by some of its intricate art, unique buildings and cultural ... of D.C.’s history at a new Smithsonian exhibit: “Sightlines ...

The order has also affected federally funded museums—the Smithsonian Institution and Washington, DC’s National Gallery of Art (NGA) have closed their diversity offices. The NGA made its ...

Every year, thousands of kids and adults learn to fold and fly paper airplanes at both the National Mall building and the ...

Smithsonian Associates bills itself as the largest museum-based education program in the world. It offers many courses and seminars for lifelong learners.

The organization is also freezing federal hiring immediately and instating a five-day return-to-office policy, according to an email to Smithsonian staff obtained by The Washington Post.

World-class museums and monuments. Historic neighbourhoods. Green escapes in the urban city. Washington, DC has no shortage ...

Giant panda Bao Li eats bamboo during the public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on Jan. 24, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Giant panda Qing Bao ...

WASHINGTON — The panda-monium is real at Metro headquarters, as transit authorities rolled out custom SmarTrip cards featuring the Smithsonian's National Zoo giant pandas ahead of their debut ...