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Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns spoke with Smithsonian Institution Secretary David Skorton about how he uses libraries and archives to research his films. The two also discussed the importan…

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-California) became the first woman speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2007. In a ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History…

Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama remarked on the unveiling of their portraits at the National Portrait Gallery. Artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley were honored for their w…