EXHIBITION OPENINGS Value of Money Updated Exhibition Experience Gallery of Numismatics, One West Opens Nov. 15 - Ongoing ...

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When the U.S. Army massacred a Lakota village at Blue Water, dozens of plundered artifacts ended up in the Smithsonian. The ...

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It fell to Belle da Costa Greene, a Black woman whose racial identity was kept secret for decades, to catalog J.P. Morgan's ...

In order to catch liars, the ancient Chinese would sometimes give the accused a mouthful of uncooked rice during ...

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The 2000 presidential election cemented the color-coded nature of political parties. Prior to that race, the colors were ...

A new exhibition co-presented by the National Portrait Gallery and the Archives of American Art explores the seminal artist’s ...

NOAA designated the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary this month, following a decade of advocacy by supporters. The ...

Winners of the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition captured insects, cancer cells, cat claws and more ...

Each of the 11 dolphins sampled exhaled at least one suspected particle of microplastic, which researchers say “highlights ...