Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay reflected on what the Smithsonian museums mean to Americans as she received a lifetime ...

Ava DuVernay accepted the Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal while voicing support for the African American museum.

“Let us remind those who try to ‘restore’ a narrow, divisive past, that the future belongs to the whole of us,” said Great Americans Medal recipient Ava DuVernay to a Washington DC crowd this week ...

DuVernay is the first director, writer and producer to earn the honor, which recognizes "lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals" ...

Read Ava DuVernay’s full Smithsonian speech here: Thank you to the National Museum of American History, Dr. Hartig and the remarkable leadership of the Smithsonian for bestowing upon me this ...

Starring Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake, and others, this biographical crime drama miniseries is created by Nick Antosca and ...

The cultural institution is deepening its involvement with the movie industry with an yearly initiative aimed at supporting ...