Sanchez gathered his students there on a field trip from New York City in a quiet space to reflect on the exhibits on slavery ...

The Smithsonian represents a pinnacle of official US efforts to represent pasts that are painful and violent as well as beautiful and accomplished.

The president’s executive order demanding change at the institution presents a perilous test for Lonnie G. Bunch III, its ...

Kevin Young, who has led the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, went on leave before the president criticized the institution in an executive order.

That is a sadly accurate description of the mission of the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of the American Latino, ...

The internal announcement, which has not previously been made public, came nearly two weeks before President Trump issued an ...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture faces an uncertain future as Trump's latest anti-DEI order unfolds.

This love of learning history continued into my years as a graduate student of history, when I would spend hours at the ...

Established by Congress in 1846 and based in Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian is a consortium of 21 museums, including the popular National Museum of Natural History and National Air and Space ...

Lonnie G. Bunch III has never been afraid to address white supremacy. The leader of the Smithsonian Institution’s 21 museums ...

Two new Smithsonian museums meant to honor the contributions of women and Latinos have been tied up for years as fights over their location and content have raged.

The National Park Service has reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground ...