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Why are capuchin monkeys kidnapping howler monkey babies in Panama? We investigate this bizarre case of primate abduction ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will open “Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe,” the first major ...

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) will open its next exhibition, “How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories,” Nov. 20 at the Nicholas F. and Eugenia Taubman Gallery in the ...

National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center Hosts Annual “Air & Scare” Event Oct. 25 ...

Jefferson Dr. S.W. Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art is committed to preserving, exhibiting, ...

Smithsonian museums, research centers, and the National Zoo will use prior-year funds to remain open to the public during the federal government shutdown through Saturday, October 11, 2025. Updates ...

Learn about Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005) and how environmental disasters of his day inspired the creation of Earth Day in 1970. On December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured a now ...

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) had a voice that came along "once in a hundred years." When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the ...

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been central to our nation's story. There are more than 17 million people of Asian or Pacific Islander descent in the U.S. from a region that covers more ...

“Innovations in Flight” at Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Will Commemorate 80th Anniversary of World War II End May 12, 2025 Air and Space Museum Public Programs ...

Explore collection items related to the 1970s. The Smithsonian's collections represent our nation's shared history, art from across the globe, and the immense diversity of the natural and cultural ...