National Museum

On September 21, 2004, the National Museum of the American Indian, the 18th Smithsonian museum, opened to the public. The museum is sustained by both government and private funds. 92, 300 people…

Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8, 2015 The largest Native American arts fair in Southern California, this marketplace features 200 artists who represent more than 40 tribes. The weekend…

The National Museum strives to create a unique learning environment that enhances classroom activities and provides rich experiences that spark a passion for lifelong learning in the minds of…

Historical photograph of three women in plantation clothing adapted from Japanese clothing. Barbara F. Kawakami Collection. [876 KB] Portrait of Barbara Kawakami. Photographer, Bruce Asato. Honolulu…

October 22 - 24, 2015 At the National Museum of American History Join us this fall, as Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History brings together culinary leaders, researchers, practitioners…

1851 Twelve men are convicted of conspiring to burn down the Michigan Central Depot in Detroit in protest over high rates and autocratic business dealings by the railroad. This event will become…

The mission of the Japanese American National Museum is to promote understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience. We share…

The Frederick Douglass House Era In 1964, a privately funded Museum of African Art was established by Warren M. Robbins, a former American Foreign Service officer, at the Frederick Douglass House…

Architects: Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Architects: Ennead Architects Design Principal: James Polshek Senior Designer: Robert Young Project Team: Aran Coakley, Matthew Dionne, Erkan Emre…

The National Museum of American History has devoted entire exhibits to voting machines, polio and Kansas City jazz, but it’s never chronicled American-style capitalism. On July 1, the museum…

Legendary photographer Richard Avedon made an indelible mark on American culture through his now-iconic images of fashion and his intimate portraiture. Now through August 2, the National Museum…

Origins and Development The history of the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection dates to the beginning of the Smithsonian Institution when, in 1846, the act establishing the Smithsonian…

Mission Through incomparable collections, rigorous research, and dynamic public outreach, we explore the infinite richness and complexity of American history. We help people understand the past…

SPECIAL NOTE: The ruby slippers and Kermit the frog will be OFF VIEW on Monday, November 30 and Tuesday, December 1. They return to display in American Stories on Wednesday, December 2. Welcome…

[ Editor’s note: This item has been updated since it was initially posted .] Related Maxwell Anderson is leaving the Dallas Museum of Art, where he has served as director since the beginning…

American Indian is the award-winning magazine of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. From Alaska’s Native villages to the Andean communities of South America, American Indian…

Introduction Approach the east entrance, and you will pass landscaped pools, plants and rocks. The Museum’s walls of rough-surfaced stone glow with a yellow, earthy tone. The building’s curved…

Message from the Director John Gray, Director of the National Museum of American History, shares his thoughts about leading the nation s largest institution devoted to American history. Mission…