Spanning art from 17th century to today, the show aims to explore the complex and compelling histories and cultural legacy of the African diaspora

The long list of possible locations also includes the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building

Jorge Zamanillo, currently the executive director and chief executive of HistoryMiami Museum, will lead the new Washington, DC museum through planning and construction

The artist’s portrait of Joanna Hiffernan—once turned down for the RA's Summer Exhibition—is the centrepiece of an exhibition in London, while important works from New York’s Frick Collection head to Paris

In the waning months of his presidency, Donald Trump’s administration imposed a ban on commissioning abstract or modernist art for federal buildings

Among the amenities in the works is an observation space where visitors can watch resident artists at work

‘Futures’ inaugurates the renovated Arts and Industries Building with an array of technological wonders ranging from the prosaic to the otherworldly

A turf battle may loom on the National Mall, but secretary Lonnie Bunch hopes to limit the hurdles for institutions devoted to Latino culture and women’s history

Ranging from actor Lynda Carter and tennis star Billie Jean King to former US commerce secretary Penny Pritzker and television executive Abbe Raven, its members are expected to play a crucial role in fundraising

As the Washington, DC institution begins a renovation project in September, a four-storey-high work will adorn its scaffolding

A full-scale truss fit for the Paris cathedral will be built in Washington, DC this summer as part of a teaching project by Handshouse Studio

The artist is collaborating with the architect Thomas Phifer to design the new stand-alone gallery

The artist’s designs for the sunken sculpture park creating a more inviting space for visitors coming from the National Mall

The all-white all-male board members are believed to have been responsible for a controversial order that mandated a Neoclassical style for all federal buildings, which Biden also revoked

The $66m project includes expanding galleries, creating research and education spaces and restoring its landmark 1908 building

National of Gallery of Art also plans to open its West Building in Washington, DC

An accord calls for Elyn Zimmerman’s Marabar to head to a new site, with the move and reinstallation financed by the society

The textile artist's retrospective at the National Museum of Women in the Arts explores complexities around race and heritage

A public art installation of 200,000 flags opens on the National Mall, as coronavirus and heightened security forces most events online

Museum joins other institutions in assailing protestors' rampage and hate-inspiring imagery as a threat to democracy and equality

The authorities say that cleaning and conservation will be needed, however, after art was damaged by tear gas, pepper spray and fire extinguishers

Bipartisan effort, decades in the making, permits Smithsonian Institution to move ahead with plans

The much loved leader is remembered for his unpretentiousness and his warmth, as well as his pioneering vision

Lebanon Then and Now: Photography from 2006 to 2020 hosted by Washington, DC's Middle East Institute is both timely and prescient

Museum welcomes monumental 2018 works by Huma Bhabha and Sterling Ruby

Lawmakers mobilise the National Guard to quell destruction while demonstrators deface Confederate memorials and public works emblematic of white supremacy

Organisation argues that Elyn Zimmerman’s site-specific 1984 work does not deserve protection

Muriel Bowser launches rival office of creative affairs and blocks access to the city’s public art vaults

Readymades, miniature reproductions, collaborations with Man Ray, and games of chess to feature in new show