Information on small business participation on construction and procurement opportunities for the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum can be found on the museum's website . Information on ...

Strengthening Our Commitment to Utilize Small Businesses in Our Business Relationships. The Smithsonian is committed to improving our relationships with small businesses and seeks ...

The Smithsonian, through the use of the Supplier Diversity Program is dedicated to promoting small businesses and historically underutilized small businesses (HUSBs) to the maximum extent practicable.

Memory is a repository for history—one that can be unlocked by the voice. But living memory can be lost forever if it is not recorded. That is why historians across the Smithsonian are racing to ...

Penn Garment Co., Letter carrier uniform jacket, 1906-56; Mailbag, ca. 1920. National Postal Museum On the National Postal Museum’s website, oral histories about postal workwear reveal surprising uses ...

Exploring the papers of San Francisco Bay Area portraitist Lenore Chinn at the Archives of American Art is like experiencing a lifetime of art and activism as a moving collage. The 75-year-old ...

In 1974, the U.S. Senate dress code forbade women from wearing pants. Emily Card, then a legislative fellow, was too busy drumming up support for the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to comply. “By the ...

Researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have uncovered three distinct groups of long-billed curlews, a North American migratory shorebird facing ...

American art pottery, influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, emphasized aesthetic beauty and unique glazes over mass production. Using traditional materials, it was known for a color palette of ...

The Smithsonian is working to share our extensive learning resources to inform, inspire, and spark inquiry. Your tax-deductible gift today will make a profound difference in our ability to reach every ...

Explore collections and stories related to the founding of the United States of America from the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765 to the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783.