Three Smithsonian museums reopened in Washington, D.C. Friday: The Museum of African American History and Culture, the American Art Museum, and the National Portrait Gallery. The first lady said it was “culture and beauty coming back to D.C.” | Cleveland 19 News

Several Minnesotans works are now on display the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s new exhibit “State Fairs: Growing American Craft.” Front and center is the promotional image: A crop art work by Minneapolis artist Liz Schreiber. Schreiber grew up in Virginia going to the museums and said, “I kind of flipped out when I got this email.” The Smithsonian visited the Minnesota State Fair in 2023 while Schreiber’s commemorative art piece was on display. They later commissioned her to make the piece w