Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Smithsonian reopened multiple museums and facilities Friday after a mechanical issue on the National ...

Lonnie Bunch is stepping down from the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution following a tumultuous year in which President Donald Trump tried to remake the portrayal of U.S.

The Smithsonian revealed why seven of its locations along Washington, D.C.’s National Mall were shut down Thursday. The institution, which previously only stated the closures were due to a “mechanical ...