This narrative provides historical background and a comprehensive description of the main contents in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum (now known as the Arts and Industries ...

The institution operates some of the most popular sites in Washington and beyond, including 21 museums and the National Zoo. As of Sunday, the doors were closed.

The Smithsonian museums and research centers and the National Zoo, closed to the public Sunday for the first time during the ...

The Act of Congress of August 10, 1846, establishing the Smithsonian Institution, empowered the Board of Regents to receive, either through donations or exchanges, new specimens for the museum of the ...