The Smithsonian American Art Museum, the nation’s first collection of American art, is an unparalleled record of the American experience. The collection captures the aspirations, character, and ...

The Smithsonian Institution quietly removed the director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum this summer and placed her in another role, following years of complaints from staff about her ...

(October 18, 2025, through August 30, 2026) “Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum She didn’t begin painting in earnest until the age of 78. But when she ...

WASHINGTON — Art lovers, rejoice! The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has just hit the refresh button on its collection in a big way, welcoming 175 new works from over 60 modern ...

it’s hard to differentiate what’s actually being said and the intentions behind what’s being said,” Thompson said in an interview with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, host of the ...

Entrance to the museums has been entirely free since the ... Last week, the National Gallery of Art – which, like the ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its Office of Diversity, freezing federal hiring and ordering employees back to in-office work, according to an email sent by Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III.

Moreover, the National Portrait Gallery only takes up half of the building and shares the space with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This museum showcases rotating exhibits, which have ...

The museum closed its office of belonging and inclusion, halting a years-long effort to rebrand and broaden the racial makeup ...