As part of the Smithsonian Year of Music 2019, the Smithsonian Castle Collection curator chronicles music in the Castle during its early years.

Twenty-nine years ago yesterday the National Museum of the American Indian Act was signed and the Museum of the American Indian became part of the Smithsonian family.

Gina Pragan, docent at the National Museum of Natural History, 1975-1994, gave tours for the Smithsonian in English, German, and Polish. She continued to volunteer until her death, at age ninety-three. #Groundbreaker

Dr. Audrey B. Davis, Curator of Medical Sciences, National Museum of American History, 1967-1993, led the Smithsonian Institution Women's Council and authored Medicine and Its Technology among other works. #Groundbreaker

Sure, you’ve heard of famed composer John Philip Sousa. But did you know that Sousa composed a march just for the Smithsonian?

In observance of No-Shave November, play our Smithsonian history-themed matching game!

We got on Photoshop and we did the monster mash. It was definitely a graveyard smash. 

A Happy 172nd Birthday to the Smithsonian! 

Happy Thanksgiving from the Smithsonian Institution Archives! 

We look at the authors favorite glass plate negatives from a long term digitization project.