Family Destinations Guide

The Strangest Little Museum In Washington Will Leave You Absolutely Delighted

The Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum houses over 9,000 nutcrackers in one location, which is either the best idea anyone’s ever had or evidence that collecting can get seriously out of hand. Either way, ...
Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum Welcomes James Webb Space Telescope’s Pathfinder and Parker Solar Probe to Collection

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum welcomes two new acquisitions to the collection—the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) Pathfinder and Parker Solar Probe model. The Pathfinder is a ...

AP Exclusive: Smithsonian museum will revamp its slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is removing a rare slave ship timber from its “Slavery and Freedom” exhibit and returning it to South Africa. Visitors will have ...
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African American History and Culture Marks the Return of a São José Ship Timber to South Africa After a Decade of Stewardship

Following the conclusion of a 10-year loan to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), wooden artifacts, including ship timber, from the São José slave ...