June 9 (UPI) --The Smithsonian Institute announced Wednesday that it will reopen its National Museum of Natural History on June 18 after being closed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Of all the spectacular museums in DC, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is my kids’ favorite! It is the one ...

Aiding researchers across the globe, the National Museum of Natural History maintains and preserves the world’s most extensive collection of natural history specimens. Geologists and other scientists ...

What would it be like if we couldn't see the stars? The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is opening a new exhibition, “Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky,” that focuses on how ...

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will put the “Lion of Merelani,” which is one of the most finely detailed colored gemstones in the world, on public view starting Thursday.

A rare Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, to be a centerpiece of a future exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, will have to remain hidden a little longer.

The Smithsonian Institution was first created by President ... establishments including the Air and Space Museum, the Natural History Museum and the National Museum of African American History ...

A Native American family visiting the Smithsonian Institution in the middle ... alongside rocks and fossils at the National Museum of Natural History, where the original Americans were an object ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's exhibits and facilities (including restrooms, several gift shops and two cafes) are free to visit, but fees do apply for the Butterfly Pavilion ...