Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia ...

National Museum of American History Prince's Yellow Cloud Electric Guitar ...

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This February at the museum, we're celebrating a new season of the podcast, commemorating Black History Month, and listening ...

A major Dutch museum is staging a huge exhibition of American photography that explores the tension between how the United ...

Visitors can reach the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture by taking the Metro's Blue, Orange or Silver lines to Smithsonian station or Federal Triangle station.

It's a story that in some ways began about 20 years ago during a Central Michigan University fraternity event for accounting ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its diversity office and freezing all federal hiring. The decision will affect dozens ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's exhibits and facilities (including restrooms, several gift shops and two cafes) are free to visit, but fees do apply for the Butterfly Pavilion ...

An executive order by Donald Trump prohibits all DEI programs at federal institutions. Some have already dismantled them.

The first Medal of Honor earned by an African American, and some of the slave shackles that they have on display, just poignant pieces of American history,” Davis said.

The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is one step closer to becoming a part of the Smithsonian Institution, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Earlier ...