The Smithsonian’s museum for American art and craft ... the 45.52-­carat Hope ­Diamond is the centerpiece of the Gems and Minerals gallery, and the ­Butterfly Pavilion allows visitors to walk through ...

The exhibit will also include a walk-through butterfly pavilion, featuring live tropical ... will bring other spectacular exhibitions at the Smithsonian. The American History Museum will reopen ...

There are plenty of things to do) and places to visit in DC—from award-winning restaurants to nationally acclaimed theater.

“The nominees are chosen by experts and reviewed by USA TODAY 10BEST editors, but it’ll be up to the public to choose the final winners,” says Zsembik. “We expect to be in the running with some big ...

By Graham Bowley Robin Pogrebin and Jennifer Schuessler In response to President Trump’s effort to reshape the Smithsonian Institution, four Democratic members of a House oversight committee ...

The Smithsonian, a sprawling, 21-museum institution tasked with telling the story of the United States and much more, could see changes under President Donald Trump, who in a Thursday executive ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reshape the Smithsonian Institution by eliminating programs that promote divisive narratives. The order specifically targets the National Museum ...

And the butterfly’s numbers on the island did take an initial hit from the storm. But only four years later, much to scientists’ surprise, the population jumped dramatically. Now, a 36-year ...

On Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order that took aim at one of the US's foremost cultural and scientific institutions: the Smithsonian. Upset by exhibits that reference ...

Donald Trump is fighting back against yet another bulwark of woke insanity — issuing an executive order that “improper, divisive or anti-American ideology” be removed from the Smithsonian ...