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Season 4 of Articulated chronicles the lives and work of ceramicist and textile artist Anita Fields (Osage), muralist Leo ...

By Zachary Small Reporting on the art world The Smithsonian Institution informed employees on Tuesday that it would close its diversity office, freeze hiring for all federal positions and require ...

The National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC, one of 21 museums in the Smithsonian Institution (photo via Getty Images) Success! Your account was created and you’re signed in.

Visitors at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., will soon get a double dose of President-elect Trump, as the museum installs a second photograph of him ahead of the ...

A new hour-long Smithsonian Channel special tells the story of Barack Obama, “writer in chief,” and takes viewers inside the defining moments of his political career through the prism of his most ...

Blue Ant Media announced Monday its specialty TV channel Smithsonian Channel is kicking off a nationwide free preview, running through March 30, which will include the premiere of the three-part ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo’s new pandas didn’t have to wait long for their first D.C. snowfall, and they made the most out of it Monday. The zoo posted video on Facebook of giant pandas Bao ...

Qing Bao enjoys a bamboo breakfast at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on Thursday. YIFAN XU/CHINA DAILY The official debut of two giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, at the ...

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January is a big month for historic events in DC, but the debut of two new pandas at the National Zoo is perhaps the biggest highlight for Washingtonians. Bears Bao Li and Qing Bao will finally meet ...

Julissa Marenco is the Assistant Secretary for Communications and External Affairs for the Smithsonian Institution. Marenco oversees the Institution’s Office of Public Affairs, Government Relations, ...