The Smithsonian American Women's History Museum has named Nancy Yao as founding director, even as the new foundation remains homeless amid a standoff over adding buildings around the National Mall.
The Catholic students and chaperones who said they were kicked out of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum over their pro-life beanies have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the institute of violating their First Amendment rights.
South Carolina Republicans led lawmakers blasting the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum for kicking out a group of Catholic high school students because they wore matching beanies inscribed with the words "pro-life."
The Smithsonian Institution Building will close Feb. 1 for the first major renovation to the Castle since the late 1960s, officials announced Thursday.
The Smithsonian Institution announced Thursday that its Board of Regents has identified two "optimal sites" for the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women's History Museum.