Daniel Webster by Southworth & Hawes, whole-plate daguerreotype, c. 1846. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; conservation made possible by a grant from the Smithsonian's Collections Care and Preservation Fund.
Fragments of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts (Volumes II and III). Photo credit: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC: S1982.84.1-5
Chase Robinson, director of the National Museum of Asian Art, and Abeer AlAkel, Chief Executive Officer of RCU, sign a collaboration agreement to enhance cultural exchange and mutual understanding. Photo Credit: Royal Commission for AlUla.
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and the Royal Commission for AlUla announced an agreement May 13 involving the international conservation and loan of critically endangered Arabian leopards from Saudi Arabia. Photo credit: Royal CommissionforAlUla
Educators are invited to attend the Smithsonian’s free National Education Summit 2025, hosted by the Office of the Under Secretary for Education July 15–17. (Photo by Norwood Photography)
Jaehyun Lee collects a porewater sample in the SMARTX experiment, at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Maryland. Credit: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Smithsonian STARS— Scientists Taking Astronomy to Rural Schools— aims to bridge gaps in access to hands-on STEM learning opportunities for children in rural and tribal nation schools by providing a donated telescope, ongoing teacher training and support, and curricula and lesson plans to inspire kids and foster their curiosity. Image courtesy of Celestron™.
“Portrait of a Nation Award” presented by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for the National Portrait Gallery.
Scientists used small solar tags to identify where long-billed curlews migrate, revealing hidden populations of North America’s largest shorebird. Andy Boyce, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
