Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

Images documenting the construction of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History. In 1903 Congress authorized the Board of Regents to begin a new museum building, ...

Aiding researchers across the globe, the National Museum of Natural History maintains and preserves the world’s most extensive collection of natural history specimens. Geologists and other scientists ...

Why does it feel so good to be in a garden? The latest collaboration with USA Today shares the plants, people, and stories of ...

At the National Gallery of Art, 'Little Beasts' pairs nearly 75 artworks with around 60 objects from the National Museum of ...

On Washington's National Mall, in a vast neoclassical palace next to the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History takes visitors on an epic journey through time ...

Is it a mushroom, a pinecone or something out of this world? A fossil in Fishersville has left one landowner and the ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's exhibits and facilities (including restrooms, several gift shops and two cafes) are free to visit, but fees do apply for the Butterfly Pavilion ...