The Smithsonian Institution rejected President Trump's firing of the director of the National Portrait Gallery and says it retains authority over staff. [Read More]
As part of its 50th anniversary, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery will be celebrating the daguerreotype process with an intimate exhibition of fascinating portraits made in the 1800s. “Daguerreotypes: Five Decades of Collecting” will open on June 15th and will feature 13 small-scale, one-of-a-kind daguerreotype portraits that have become an essential part of the museum's collection.
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery's latest exhibit, From Shadow to Substance: Grand-Scale Portraits During Photography’s Formative Years, explores portrait photography's grand-scale origins and showcases the museum's incredible, diverse collection of very early photographs. [Read More]
In an ambitious effort to preserve and study insect pollinators, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History is launching a groundbreaking project to digitize 200,000 specimens in just one year.