Happy Valentine’s week, DC! Share the love with your boo or your besties this week at a Valentine’s dinner or show. There’s also the return of fun annual events such as Alexandria’s George Washington ...

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While February is best known as the shortest month of the year, it can also be one of the most enlightening ones. That’s ...

Now more than ever, it is crucial to honor Black History Month, a celebration of the many contributions and achievements of ...

This event is dedicated to examining the evolving roles of African museums in contemporary society. This landmark gathering will convene prominent voices from the global museum landscape to discuss ...

The “Egyptian Jon Stewart” is headed to South Africa! Egyptian-American comedian and satirist Bassem Youssef is making his highly anticipated debut on our shores with 'The Middle Beast Tour ...

This February at the museum, we're celebrating a new season of the podcast, commemorating Black History Month, and listening ...

We are grateful to these two historians whose research produced a book called Skeletons in the Cupboard: South African Museums and the Trade in Human Remains, 1907-1917. The book was published in the ...

Ted Cruz, R-Texas and Todd Young, R-Indiana are urging historical museums in Washington ... As part of the agreement, the Smithsonian committed to providing the students a tour and an apology ...

The Princess Royal has started her two-day trip to South Africa solo, as her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence drops out of the visit. Anne began her visit to Cape Town alone after Sir Tim ...

The African American Museum in Philadelphia was understandably thrilled, then, when it acquired two small sculptures of hers. The plaster figures are now stored in the Arch Street institute's ...