“Ancient DNA has produced a revolution in our understanding of recent human origins,” said Daniel Green, field program ...

Turtles have been around for 200 million years—outliving dinosaurs, surviving ice ages, and basically minding their own ...

A Good Day’s Work” repositions Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860–1961) as a multidimensional force in American art, whose beloved painted recollections of rural life earned her a distinctive ...

The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...

Object Details Manufactured by Unidentified Subject of Stacey Y. Abrams, American, born 1973 Fair Fight Action, American, founded 2018 Description A sterling silver “Warrior” Women’s March 2016 ...

The Declaration of Independence is a foundational American document. Franklin knew that clothing conveyed messages and ...

Big Things for Big Rooms traces the development of immersive, large-scale artworks since the late 1960s. This presentation of 10 artworks—five on view for the first time at the Museum—is drawn largely ...

Object Details Maker Krio artist Label Text This sampler was owned by the family of an elderly needle worker, Doia Macauley (b. 1912), who learned her skills from her mother. The sampler is several ...

“Youth and the Future of Culture” Highlights Younger Generations July 2–7 ...