These pamphlets, first produced in 1857, cover the earliest history of the Smithsonian, and include biographies of James Smithson, information about the bequest, the Plan of Organization, as well as ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The image [neg. # 2005-1378] is of ...

The Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building opened in October 1881 as the National Museum and established itself as a first-of-its-kind palace of wonders, wowing global audiences for nearly a century ...

WASHINGTON – As visitors walk into the rotunda of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, they’re greeted by an 11-ton taxidermized African Bush elephant, affectionately nicknamed Henry.

In our previous correspondence, we requested that the Smithsonian Institution provide us with certain documentation, including current exhibition descriptions, draft plans for upcoming shows, upcoming ...

We wish to begin by expressing our appreciation for the brief tour you gave us recently of the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and ...