Our art critic visits the Smithsonian American Art Museum to get a closer look at the Trump administration’s attack on DC arts institutions. The exterior of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is collaborating for the 13th consecutive year with the National Cherry Blossom Festival ...

Pictures of Belonging at the Smithsonian American Art Museum spotlights Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo, three Japanese American women artists whose overlooked stories bring powerful voices ...

Filmmaker George Lucas’ plan for a Beaux Arts-style art museum for the Bay Area is under the scrutiny of the public this week through the Presidio Trust, which will determine whether his dream of a ...

The first nude sculpture of a woman widely seen by the American public depicted a slave, just decades before the Civil War. Measured Perfection: Hiram Powers’ Greek Slave now at the Smithsonian ...

MINNEAPOLIS — This month, the work of several Minnesota artists will go on view in the nation’s capital. The exhibition “State Fairs: Growing American Craft” opens Aug. 22, 2025, at the Smithsonian ...

Good art, and I mean really good art, often sparks controversy when it's unveiled to the public, and the response of the powers that be to such controversy is very telling. French Emperor Napoleon III ...

The Frick Collection -- The Menil Collection -- The Whitney Museum of American Art -- Georgia O'Keeffe Museum -- The Museum of Modern Art -- The Art Institute of Chicago -- The role of the museum ...