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The White House wants to display fan art of President Donald Trump at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The president has been trying to control the narrative around American history ...

NEW ORLEANS — Carnival season officially hits full stride Friday night as the Krewes of Oshun and Cleopatra roll, marking the first weekend of major Mardi Gras parades. Both parades will be live ...

We're second lining closer to Fat Tuesday as the Krewes of Oshun and Cleopatra roll Friday night in New Orleans, starting Uptown. The pair of parades kicks off the NOLA.com Parade Cam presented by the ...

It’s a 5,000-square-foot research greenhouse that scientists from all over the world come to study, filled with obscure and exotic plants you can’t find anywhere else on the planet — let alone in the ...

The Smithsonian announced today that the “Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future” has surpassed its $2.5 billion fundraising goal one full year ahead of schedule, a milestone that comes as the ...

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, the Smithsonian is taking its oldest and largest public event—the annual Folklife Festival—on the road to communities across the country ...

The female calf, whose name has not yet been decided, was born around 1:15 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2 to 12-year-old mother Nhi Linh and 44-year-old father Spike. This is Nhi Linh’s first offspring. Brandie ...

Smithsonian magazine covers history, science and culture in the way only it can — through a lens on the world that is insightful and grounded in richly reported stories. In There’s More to That, meet ...

WASHINGTON — After several days of snow closures, the Smithsonian museums and National Zoo will reopen on Wednesday. All 21 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo closed prior to a snowstorm that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Smithsonian Institution is struggling for its independence amid an ideological battle with the Trump administration over how ...

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival has announced the cast for its upcoming Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Antony and Cleopatra. Artist biographies for the production are available through ...