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Brianna Scurry's soccer jersey from the 1999 Women's World Cup is at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture

WASHINGTON — On a rainy spring afternoon, Denise Diggs visited the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. She was in search of a family artifact.

HARTFORD, Conn. — The University of Hartford has quietly sold one of the most extraordinary collections of American political memorabilia ever assembled — a collection one of the city’s insurance titans spent a lifetime assembling and later donated to the school in the hope that it would be preserved and…

In a new book, author Samuel Redman looks back on times of strife and how arts institutions have responded and survived

A surprise awaited “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris and his family on a 2016 visit to the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington: An exhibit on the TV series was on display. “I was very, very emotional” at seeing the honor, Barris said. He returned…

The TV sitcom “black-ish” is about to wrap up its eight-season run

Julia Child's kitchen is so iconic that it's preserved in the Smithsonian. How did HBO Max recreate it for TV?

While often viewed as novelty items, the shakers are the product of design innovation and some chemistry know-how

Every month, the Bank for International Settlements calculates and publishes the real and nominal effective exchange rates for major currencies. The most recent data, released in mid-February, contained a shock for Japan. They show that the yen's real effective exchange rate (Reer, representing roughly the purchasing power of the currency)…