National Museum of American History

After two years of pandemic-related shutdowns and scaled-back hours, Smithsonian museums are resuming their regular schedules of being open seven days per week.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History both resume their regular schedules starting Monday.

A sign marking a key moment in the Civil Rights fight is now on display at a museum. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

The Smithsonian will reopen two additional museums to the public on Friday, Sept. 25. The National Museum of American History and the National Museum of the American Indian, both located on the National Mall, will reopen with new health and safety measures due to the coronavirus pandemic. They will have reduced days and hours of operation, and visitors will need…

March is Women’s History Month, a time to highlight the challenges, accomplishments and future for women. Here are some ways you can partake in celebrating a month of womanhood in the D.C. area.

Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” will be back on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History Friday, the museum says.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the first female elected to House speaker, helped celebrate Women’s History Month by donating her suit and gavel to the Smithsonian on Wednesday. The California Democrat handed over her historic items to the National Museum of American History during a ceremony with fellow congresspeople and other officials. Pelosi commemorated her momentous 2007 election by donating the lacquered-maple...

The Smithsonian Institute will add first lady Melania Trump’s inaugural ball gown to their First Ladies’ Collection in Washington, D.C.

Melania Trump donated her inaugural ball gown Friday to the Smithsonian’s First Ladies Collection, as previous first ladies have done. The first lady’s vanilla silk, off-the-shoulder gown was presented to the museum during a ceremony Friday in Washington. The gown also featured a slit skirt, ruffled accent trim from the neckline to the hem and a claret ribbon around the...

Melania Trump is donating her inaugural ball gown to the First Ladies’ Collection at the Smithsonian Institution. The first lady is handing over the vanilla silk, off-the-shoulder gown during a ceremony Friday in Washington. The gown also featured a slit skirt, ruffled accent trim from the neckline to the hem and a claret ribbon around the waist. Mrs. Trump worked...

Museum officials say April 23 is the last day to see the iconic shoes before they are taken off display through next year for some behind-the-curtain conservation work.

Museum officials say April 23 is the last day to see the iconic shoes before they are taken off display through next year for some behind-the-curtain conservation work.

The ruby slippers that whisked Dorothy back to Kansas in three clicks are looking a little down at the heels, prompting the Smithsonian to launch a $300,000 online campaign to conserve them.

The Smithsonian says the National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of American History will be open despite the snow in the Washington region.

The National Museum of American History is hosting a series of programs this year about American innovation, and the first exhibit is focused on early sound recording.

The Smithsonian is adding hundreds of photographs, papers and historical objects to its collection to document the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, including dozens of items from the popular TV sitcom “Will and Grace.”