James J. Rorimer was one of the first officially appointed Monuments Men, arriving in Normandy in 1944. A noted expert on medieval art at the Metropolitan Museum, he appears on the original lists of ...

While the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is home to the renowned First Ladies' gown collection, dresses can be found throughout the Smithsonian's museums. These dresses reflect ...

No matter how you spell it, the doughnut is a sweet part of American food history. You can learn more about American food history through the Smithsonian Food History Project at the Smithsonian's ...

Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along with related collection items. Learn their backstories, their missions, and the inspiration for each of them. Listen to ...

Learn about Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005) and how environmental disasters of his day inspired the creation of Earth Day in 1970. On December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured a now ...

The Smithsonian's priceless collection of musical instruments are brought to life through the the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society's exhibitions, concerts, tours, broadcasts, recordings, and ...

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, ...

Wearable pins and buttons express opinions quickly and visually. Featuring slogans, images, or names, these small symbols broadcast big ideas. They proclaim pride, protest, and political perspectives ...

Education has always been at the core of the Smithsonian’s mission, and today, our work is more urgent than ever. As one of the nation’s most trusted resources for learning, the Smithsonian ...

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the American cartoonist Crockett Johnson created a series of paintings on mathematical subjects. They’re based on theorems, laws, and mathematical figures, but ...

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, ...

From pyramids to cathedrals to sykscrapers, architecture reflects the societies and cultural values it originates from. As the built environment expands, the role of architects and architecture in ...