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.

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

Lantern slide photograph on glass in wood mount, William Langenheim (1807–1874) and Frederick Langenheim (1809–1879) Philadelphia, 1850, Smithsonian Castle Collection, gift of Tom Rall, Arlington, ...

The Smithsonian has fired back at Donald Trump and declared itself a “nonpartisan institution” after the president attempted to meddle in the operations of the prestigious research and museum ...

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 ...

When the iconic building we call the Smithsonian Castle closed for renovations in 2023, I moved into an office overlooking the place where I started my Smithsonian career: the National Air and ...

The Smithsonian Institution — the world’s largest museum complex, including 21 museums and the National Zoo — has also been a target for the Trump administration as he has looked to ...