The Smithsonian announced Tuesday that Secretary Lonnie Bunch will leave his post at the end of the year, as the institution faces continued scrutiny from the Trump administration over how its

The US institution is under pressure from the Trump administration to change how it portrays the country’s history.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. history by the Smithsonian museums and other cultural entities.

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 issue,” told The Independent in a statement ...

Restoring the Castle's red sandstone exterior has posed its own puzzle. The original quarry in Montgomery County, Maryland, closed in 1901. The restoration has used salvaged sandstone from a demolished or slated-for-demolition New Jersey church to supply masonry for the project.

The Smithsonian designates the historic Arts and Industries Building as the permanent home of the National Museum of the American Latino.