The Smithsonian Institution quietly removed the director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum this summer and placed her in another role, following years of complaints from staff about her ...

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 ...

Mary Cassatt Gave Women a Place in the Impressionist Movement Mary Cassatt reshaped the art world by elevating everyday domestic moments into beautiful Impressionist works of art. Discover how she ...

As promised, incoming president Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13985 on January 20, his first day in office, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.” The order has ...

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 ...

Note to editors: Selected high-resolution images for publication are available only through the museum’s Dropbox account. Email [email protected] to request the link. The Smithsonian American Art ...

• A recent executive order targets exhibitions on race and gender. • Vice President J.D. Vance is tasked with reshaping the board of regents. • Critics of the order argue that more than just funding ...

The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums and exhibitions ahead of the country's 250th birthday with a goal of aligning the institution's content with President ...

President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order to eliminate what he considers “anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution cast the world’s largest museum, education and research ...

Liz Schreiber, 'State Fairs: Growing American Craft,' 2024-2025, various seeds and flower petals. You’d be hard pressed to top a state fair for consolidated rural Americana. Livestock and live music.

The Washington Monument is reflected in a window of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture. (Jahi Chikwendiu / Washington Post / Getty Images) President ...