Smithsonian

Smithsonian to close galleries due to budget cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Budget cuts from Congress will soon reduce the number of free exhibitions on view each day at the Smithsonian Institution and will furlough U.S. Park Police officers who guard the nation’s monuments.

2013/04/16

Cyrus Cylinder, a Babylonian artifact. (AP Photo)

Cyrus the Great artifact shown in US for 1st time

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly 2,600-year-old clay cylinder that’s been described as the world’s first human rights declaration is being shown for the first time in the U.S.

2013/03/07

Museums open free on Saturday

This Saturday, September 29th, museums nationwide will open their doors for free and local museums in your area are participating. Museum-goers can download free tickets on the Smithsonian website, which grants free admission for 2 […]

2012/09/24

Smithsonian plans 1st ad campaign to broaden reach

WASHINGTON (AP) – The most-visited museums in the U.S. are about to launch their first-ever national advertising campaign to connect more people with the Smithsonian Institution online, in schools or in the museums themselves. The […]

2012/09/20

Google maps Smithsonian for visitors

(AP) – The world’s largest museum complex is being mapped room by room through a partnership with Google. Beginning Tuesday, visitors at the Smithsonian Institution can use a smartphone to find their way through 17 […]

2012/07/10

Smithsonian opens new, diverse US history timeline

(AP) – Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” have a new home with a diverse set of artifacts in a new timeline of American history that includes a piece of Plymouth Rock, a […]

2012/04/11

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