As Republicans and the Trump administration target DEI initiatives and queer and trans communities, vocal leaders at a few institutions are standing firm

The eerie and uncomfortable new show at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC comes at a poignant moment for women in the US

The Washington, DC, museum opens on 21 October with an ambitious show of previously unseen large-scale sculptures and immersive installations

Described as “the first major museum solely dedicated to championing women artists”, the Washington, DC museum is adding 20% more gallery space

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

The historian built a seed collection of 500 works by women artists, as well as documents and research, with the hope of filling a gap in the art canon

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

Featuring works by Louise Bourgeois, Elizabeth Catlett and others, the online series explores artists' experiences of motherhood and their connection to their own moms

Judy Chicago launches Create Art for Earth with the Serpentine Galleries while a new documentary foregrounds how Indigenous peoples are fighting climate change

Douriean Fletcher, who made the jewellery for Black Panther, speaks at the National Museum of Women in the Arts

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