Exhibitionspreview
Smithsonian women’s museum launches augmented reality experience after congressional setback
‘Unhidden Heroines’ pairs important women in US history with monuments on the National Mall commemorating men of their time
The Smithsonian presents Whistler’s Peacock Room as the artist envisioned it
The famed Chinoiserie dining room, designed by James McNeill Whistler, has been reinstalled in closer alignment to the artist’s aesthetic vision
Attendancenews
Boom or bust for DC museums: how the US government shutdown affected visitor figures
In January, the 19 Smithsonian institutions had just 13% of the footfall they had experienced the year before
Shutdownnews
Counting the cost of the longest government shutdown in US history
The shutdown dealt a blow to federally-funded museums, with disappointed visitors, furloughed staff, disrupted exhibitions and lost revenue that “can never be regained”