Smithsonian Institution

One of Dorothy Gale’s iconic farm-girl frocks was rumored to be somewhere in the Catholic University of America’s drama department.
"It’ll be surreal to one day take my kids to the Smithsonian and show them the blue suit behind glass," Rep. Andy Kim said.
Signatories of a letter addressed to Smithsonian leadership are calling for the removal of the museum's chief curator.
Workers in the building trades have been deemed "essential," even for projects that don't seem so urgent — like renovations at a shuttered museum.
The photographer became the first Black person to shoot the cover of Vogue when, at age 23, he photographed Queen Bey last year.
Lonnie G. Bunch III is the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The dress will be displayed in the National Museum of American History in Washington.
The Smithsonian museum saw a record 2.3 million visitors in 2018, the year the Obama portraits went up.
It's just one way regular people will feel the effects of the shutdown.
Judy and Dennis Shepard will donate their son's photos, notebooks and more Oct. 25.