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National Museum of Asian Art Opens Moongate Cafe

New Walk-In Dining Space on the National Mall Inspired by Traditions and Cultures of Asia ...
Smithsonian Institution

James A. Garfield’s inaugural ball at the Smithsonian’s first museum

Garfield had a short tenure as U.S. President, but it started with a ball at the Smithsonian's newest building.

Extinct rocket frog species identified from single 62-year-old museum specimen

Anyone walking through the Tarumã neighborhood in Curitiba (the capital of the state of Paraná, Brazil) today may find it ...
Smithsonian Magazine

To Survive Mass Extinctions, Reef-Building Corals Retreat to the Deep Blue Sea

Museum researchers reconstructed the evolutionary history of stony corals over the past 460 million years, providing insights ...
WPSD Local 6

Smithsonian museums, National Zoo reopenings bring flocks of visitors

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are welcoming members of the public back after weeks of closures because of the ...
Islands on MSN

Only One New England Museum Won A Prestigious International Architecture Award

If you love exploring museums just as much as appreciating beautiful architecture, check out this New England museum that won ...

Smithsonian museums begin reopening after 6-week government shutdown

Hundreds gathered outside the National Museum of American History to be there when the doors opened for the first time in ...
The Georgetown Voice

Smithsonian museum closures disrupt classroom visits and student museum interns

After staying open for an extra 11 days, the Smithsonian Institution’s 19 museums located in D.C. officially shut their doors to visitors on Oct. 12, following the federal government shutdown. For ...