Spanish forces and their Indigenous allies captured Tenochtitlán in 1521, bringing the Aztec Empire’s reign to a close after less than a century. The White House, whose cornerstone was laid in 1792, ...
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space telescopes ...
The Shipwreck Treasure Museum in Cornwall, England, is selling its collection, which includes items connected to nearly 150 ...
Hosted by the museum’s director, Kim Sajet, PORTRAITS explores art, biography, history and identity.
A Smithsonian curator reflects back on the artistic legend, a "Renaissance man" with 28 Grammys to his name, who died Sunday ...
The pachyderm, named Kamala, was suffering from osteoarthritis when zoo staff chose to euthanize her ...
This brief chapter of art history is often overlooked. Now, an exhibition in New York City makes a strong argument for the ...
Before arriving in North America, the species is believed to have invaded South American rivers through ballast water—the ...
Recently, SAAM acquired a “Wobbulator” built by Nam June Paik and Shuya Abe for its Nam June Paik Archive and were able to ...
When fishermen found the endangered loggerhead sea turtle off Vancouver Island in February, she was listlessly floating in a ...
A "staggering array" of markings have been hiding in plain sight carved into the walls of Gainsborough Old Hall, a 500-year-old home in Lincolnshire, England ...
The Smithsonian Design Triennial presents 25 commissions that explore the physical and conceptual ideas of shelter and refuge ...