Of all the museums that make up the Smithsonian Institution, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the one that speaks most directly to the times in which we live. If the other museums seek ...

During his career at the Smithsonian, Wetmore oversaw the growth of the collections (from about 10 million to more than 18 million specimens), the opening of the National Air Museum (then located in ...

The board then adjourned to meet the following Friday morning at 9:00 AM. Contained within Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 1, Board of Regents Vol. 1 (Bound volume) Contact information ...

Dig Into the Nuclear Era’s Homegrown Fallout Shelters In 1955, the head of Civil Defense urged everyone to build an underground shelter “right now” ...

Repairs, improvements and revitalization of the Smithsonian Institution buildings will cost $2.3 billion, according to the draft of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report due to be ...