It was a cold January afternoon 150 years ago this week. Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, was working in his office on the second floor of the building commonly known ...

The Castle, Bond said, is “a very important building for our history and the nation. “It was the Smithsonian’s only building for several decades,” she said.

Did you know that the Castle is the Smithsonian’s first and oldest building? It first opened its doors in 1855 and has borne witness to countless moments in history for the Smithsonian, the United ...

An Atlantic City church is being demolished. Its rare sandstone is saving the Smithsonian Castle. Amy Rosenberg The Philadelphia Inquirer Jun 18, 2025 0 1 of 2 ...

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who serves as the institution’s chancellor, has always emphasized procedure and avoided ...