Smithsonian visitors arrive to locked doors as federal shutdown continues

Closures were a visible symbol of the shutdown in a city experiencing furloughs and layoffs as the standoff on Capitol Hill ...

A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault

Jim Sanborn planned to auction off the solution to Kryptos, the puzzle he sculpted for the intelligence agency’s headquarters ...
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You asked, we answered: Smithsonian vs USPS, ‘hostages' vs ‘prisoners'

Each week, we take your comments and questions and put them to the test - separating fact from speculation and adding the ...
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A Solution to the CIA’s Kryptos Code Is Found after 35 Years

After a 35-year quest, the final solution to a famous puzzle called Kryptos has been found. Two writers discovered the fourth ...

New Mexico lowrider work featured in Washington DC museum

An exhibit depicting New Mexico lowrider culture is now a feature at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Your neighborhood: Local news from KOAT Action 7 News Sign up for our ...

Ester Hernandez's art has been censored, shown at Smithsonian. Now it's being preserved at Stanford

Ester Hernandez created the most definitive Chicano artwork and now, her life's works are being preserved at Stanford Cantor ...

31 Remarkable Women Scientists Seen Through Smithsonian Portraits

The Smithsonian’s portraits of women scientists give us a glimpse into the lives that helped shape modern discovery. Each ...