In popular culture, the Sopwith Camel was Snoopy’s plane of choice. The anthropomorphic dog in the “Peanuts” comic strip, one ...

The Airbus IMAX® Theater at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center features the largest IMAX screen in Northern Virginia, towering six stories high. Getting Here FAQ Group Sales Showtimes are published on ...

Artists are nominated by a Smithsonian research staff member and then selected by a panel of Smithsonian art curators and ...

Thomas Akre, head of the Turtle Conservation Ecology Lab at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

Explore collection items related to the 1970s. The Smithsonian's collections represent our nation's shared history, art from across the globe, and the immense diversity of the natural and cultural ...

We are thrilled to open this next phase of exhibitions to the public,” said Chris Browne, John and Adrienne Mars Director of ...

The National Numismatic Collection is comprised of approximately 1.6 million objects and is thought to be the largest collection of money and transactional objects in the world. Its diverse holdings ...

The Nazi military leader Hermann Göring amassed his own personal collection of art stolen from museums and private homes. His collection totaled more than 1,000 items, valued at $200 million in 1945, ...

After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...

Musical instruments, historic, rare and unique ; the selection, introduction and descriptive notes by A. J. Hipkins ... illustrated by a series of fifty plates in colours, drawn by William Gibb ...

Like mythological Greek gods of old, superheroes captivate the imaginations of people of all ages. Superman’s 1938 debut kicked off the golden age of comic books. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe ...

Standard time in the United States; a history of standard and daylight saving time in the United States and an analysis of the related laws ...