Identity mapping—an activity included in one of five modules co-created by Smithsonian educators and teachers in Nebraska—prompts students to think deeply about the communities they belong to: their ...

Exploring the papers of San Francisco Bay Area portraitist Lenore Chinn at the Archives of American Art is like experiencing a lifetime of art and activism as a moving collage. The 75-year-old ...

Mark your calendars for the education conference of the summer! The 2025 Smithsonian National Education Summit takes place July 15th–17th, 2025 — offered both virtually for a global audience and ...

"Race and Wealth" is one of six thematic pillars of the initiative Our Shared Future: Reckoning with our Racial Past. These pillars can help us understand the past to build a better future. They are ...

Our oceans are vast and deep, covering 70% of the Earth’s surface. They contain the longest mountain range on Earth and hold millions of species. Even in absolute darkness in near-freezing ...

Woodlawn House today consists of three sections: the original 1735 kitchen at center, the three-story 1841 brick edifice at left, and a 1970s wing at right. PHOTO Christine Dunham/SERC Woodlawn’s ...

Gretchen Welch and David Welch celebrated a milestone for the National Museum of Asian Art at the Centennial Celebration Dinner on May 11, 2023. PHOTO Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for National Museum of ...