As the White House reviews the Smithsonian's programming, Lonnie G. Bunch was called in to meet with the president and one of the aides leading the review

Amy Sherald, the historian Ibram X. Kendi and others personally attacked in the Trump administration’s list of reasons for why the president “is right about the Smithsonian” hit back

The US president’s criticisms come as the White House begins a review of the Smithsonian’s programmes and exhibitions

In a letter to the Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch, members of Trump’s administration said they want to “ensure alignment with the President’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism”

The label had been added to a display at the National Museum of American History about checks on presidential powers in 2021 following Trump's second impeachment

The artist says leaders at the National Portrait Gallery suggested removing her painting of a non-binary transgender person posing as the Statue of Liberty

Sajet said it was “not an easy decision” but “the best way to serve the institution I hold so deeply in my heart”

In response to the president’s targeting of National Portrait Gallery director Kim Sajet, the organisation has issued a strategically broad statement, touting its independence and governance by a board and secretary

The museum’s fragments of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were looted from a tomb in Hunan Province and smuggled into the US nearly 80 years ago

The deal centres on the ancient Incense Route trading hub of Dadan in northwestern Saudi Arabia

Four members of the House of Representatives wrote a letter to the US Vice-President to articular their "great concern over [the Smithsonian's] future"

Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III has affirmed in a memo to staff that the institution will “remain steadfast in our mission to bring history, science, education, research and the arts to all Americans”

As art institutions—particularly in Washington, DC—succumb to the White House’s anti-diversity directives, a veteran of the museum world warns of the dangers of giving in to the whims of the Trump administration

Vice President JD Vance will oversee the removal of “divisive, race-centered ideology” and deny funding to exhibitions that “degrade shared American values”

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is listed alongside six other ‘unnecessary’ organisations

A Trump executive order has led the largely government-funded institutions to roll back their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

Stephanie Stebich, who had led the institution since 2017, has been reassigned to a senior advisory role

The money will be used for programming related to the semiquincentennial of the US in 2026

The soft drink company's gift will support the planning, designing and building of the museum's future complex in Washington, DC

A New York-based organisation had sought to block the artefacts’ return to Nigeria

The campaign, timed to coincide with the semiquincentennial of the United States in 2026, is the most ambitious fundraising undertaking for a cultural organisation on record

The museum recently purchased the 1840s daguerreotype of Dolley Madison at auction

A new bill could create a commission to assess the feasibility of adding the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian family

Launching on International Women's Day, 'Becoming Visible' focuses on five historical women whose achievements have been glaringly overlooked

The portrait, showing the influential media personality in a striking purple dress, was painted by Chicago artist Shawn Michael Warren

Ranging from painting to installation and beyond, the latest additions to the museum's holdings include contemporary voices as well as legends like Nam June Paik and Robert Irwin

The pastel double-portrait of President Jimmy Carter's recently deceased wife was drawn by Robert Clark Templeton

The Smithsonian Institution and National Gallery of Art are making plans for continuing operations amid a government shutdown that appears increasingly likely

The work will appear on the facades of two museums on the Mall, a “very resonant location for democracy in America”

Under a new bill, the planned museum, which was created by an act of Congress in 2020, would be banned from receiving federal funding