To highlight the connections between Halloween, the economy and the 1929 stock market crash, the National Postal Museum has created a mini-exhibit....Please Enjoy!

Few crowds match the frenetic excitement of thousands of teachers looking for free classroom resources, and once a year, the Smithsonian embraces our local educators.

Only seven days left to see the extraordinary philatelic objects generously loaned by William H. Gross, currently on...

On October 21, 1959, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opened in New York City. The museum's stunning design was the work of legendary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. To celebrate this event, the National Postal Museum has created an online mini-exhibit highlighting different postage stamps with connections to the Guggenheim Museum and Frank Lloyd Wright.

The docent program at the Postal Museum is taking off in a new direction! Through the inspiration of a great intern-turned-docent, Sara Victorson, the docent program embarked on a series of field trips to connect the Postal Museum with other Smithsonian museums and Washington DC cultural attractions.

This upcoming Saturday, October 24, at 1p.m. art enthusiast and stamp collector Mark Haimann, M.D. will present a new talk: Sculptures, Mobiles and Stamps—exploring Alexander Calder's role as "America's Modern Art Ambassador."

Starting up the school year means getting ready for Stamp Stampede, the Postal Museum’s busiest guided school tour.

"Bright Eyes?!?" proclaimed one student in Mr. Mertes's 9th grade U.S. History Class at Waukesha, Wisconsin's South High School. The student was responding to the...

To celebrate the anniversary of the premier of this classic television show, the National Postal Museum has created a mini-exhibit highlighting different postage stamps with connections to Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and the show I Love Lucy.

William H. Gross, the founder of PIMCO and a stamp collector, has donated $8 million to the National Postal Museum to create a new 12,000-square-foot gallery that will be named in his honor. The new gallery, which will give the museum public space at the street level, is expected to open in 2012.