New space for Modern and contemporary art from the Arab world will put on five exhibitions a year
Staff members found their keys to the city's Art Bank abruptly deactivated as tensions rose between Mayor Muriel Bowser and the commission
Several high-profile artists including Ai Weiwei have spoken out against the policy
Douriean Fletcher, who made the jewellery for Black Panther, speaks at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
In January, the 19 Smithsonian institutions had just 13% of the footfall they had experienced the year before
One of the longest reform movements in American history, which continues to be an issue today, is explored in the show
The 1965 work, Phalli's Field, was a breakthrough in the artist's career
Legal experts discussed the pressing topics for institutions at a recent conference in Washington, DC
The renovation taps into the spirit of the founding architect, Gordon Bunshaft
Her show Mark My Words is at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC—one of the museums still open during the shutdown
The mayor’s plan to curtail the powers of the leading arts funder in the US capital could reduce its vital independence
Structural engineers and architects were among those restoring the room-sized cast at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC
Works made with the funding should not be “lewd, lascivious, vulgar, overtly political, excessively violent, constitutes sexual harassment, or is, in any other way, illegal,” according to the clause
Lawyers for the Prussian Cultural Foundation argued that it was not “genocide” when the objects were sold in 1935
After offering to return a work looted by the Nazis in exchange for his family’s former real estate, Khochinsky was placed under house arrest in New York and faced a 10-year prison sentence in Poland
Early signs of the order’s impact on cultural exchange have artists and curators concerned
Institutions need all hands on deck to redress imbalances in jobs and programming
Court artist had an impressive roster of sitters including Mary Rose Tudor
The former US president and first lady shared some personal connections with the artists, Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald
From erotic photographs to psychedelic quilts, a reappraisal of autodidacticism features more than 80 eclectic artists
Smithsonian institution was inaugurated by President Obama in 2016
Private institution is funded by evangelical Hobby Lobby chairman, Steve Green
Proposed “two-tier” internet could leave artists with inadequate technology, while wealthy content providers get super-fast connections
New regulations may restrict the use of surveillance technology in their work
It was a different story for the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth in 2009
Washington DC fair will focus on youth and young artists
Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery will host “Hide-Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture” in October
The heirs of Kazimir Malevich are seeking the return of 14 paintings from the Stedelijk Museum, claiming they are not entitled to the paintings
A collection of paintings is stored in a basement in Washington, DC. The artists are serving—or have served—in the US Army