Press Room

The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum launched “We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on Independence” today, Oct. 28.

The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has announced a $2 million gift from The Coca-Cola Company, a $1 million gift from The Hartford and a $1 million gift from Cassie Arison to support...

Elizabeth C. Babcock has been named director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, effective June 3.

The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum will launch its first digital exhibition tomorrow March 8 in celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day.

Check out the New York Times review of our upcoming exhibition, Becoming Visible: Bringing American Women's History into Focus.

The Smithsonian’s Board of Regents has appointed four new members to the Smithsonian American Women History Museum’s advisory council. They are:

The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has established a committee of scholars to guide the museum on content and provide input on the museum’s comprehensive plan to document the full...

The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has announced an exciting lineup of new initiatives for Women’s History Month March 2024 that will further the museum’s mission to make women’s...

The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is marking Women’s History Month by announcing that it has received more than $55 million dollars in donations, including from the Bill &...

The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has announced a $1 million gift from Deloitte to support the development of the new museum.

The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has received a $1 million gift from Swiss Re, a risk-management company, to support the development of the museum.

The Smithsonian’s Board of Regents has narrowed its focus to two potential sites for the National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

The Smithsonian Board of Regents announced that the search for sites for two new museums—the National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum—will...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will release “Collected,” its first major podcast available on Apple Podcasts and other major platforms, beginning Feb. 24.

Smithsonian Gardens and the U.S. Botanic Garden will open the 26th annual orchid exhibition Jan. 29.

The Smithsonian’s Board of Regents has named five additional members to the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum advisory council. They are:

The Smithsonian’s Board of Regents has announced the advisory council members of the Institution’s new museum, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum....

Since the invention of the moving image, women have created films and videos that have changed how people see and experience the world.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will display photographs of 19th-century activists and professionals in “Women of Progress: Early Camera Portraits,” a presentation of 10 daguerreotypes...

Internationally acclaimed artist Tiffany Chung (b.

Break rooms across America display signs imploring staff to clean up after themselves.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence,” a major exhibition examining the history of women’s suffrage in the United States opening...

“So I want all the girls watching here, now, to know that a new day is on the horizon!