Lego-style puzzle portraits of Donald Trump and George Washington are part of the Christmas decorations overseen by Melania

President Trump's latest step in his takeover of the revered performing arts venue involved a hasty change of title

Carter has been serving as the agency’s acting chair since January

A federal judge has rejected attempt by National Trust for Historic Preservation to temporarily halt president’s pet construction project

After government shutdown and firing of organising committee leader, plans for shows and events advance

The Union of Architects of Serbia has shared an open letter of concern regarding the demolition of Belgrade’s Generalštab Modernist Complex

After plans for a Robert Lazzarini presentation collapsed, another sculptor has reportedly been picked for the US Pavilion

The cumbersome and hugely expensive system is complicating international hiring across the sector

Dealers are scaling back international purchases to avoid having to pay new import duties, some of which are set to rise to 50% in January 2026

The White House plans to install new Commission of Fine Arts members who “are more aligned with President Trump’s ‘America First’ policies”

One group called the sudden demolition “a collective loss” while another expressed concern the $300m ballroom that will replace the East Wing “will overwhelm the White House itself”

As president attempts to reshape US society, nationwide campaigns and protest projects are taking root

Trump’s order attempting to criminalise the burning of the US flag has led to defiant actions from artists and activists

The Smithsonian’s museums in Washington, DC, and New York City will remain open for now

All but four members of the National Council on the Humanities were informed via email that their positions had been terminated

The National Endowment for the Arts' policy changes, made in response to one of Trump's executive orders, were found to violate the First Amendment

The artist claims a symposium this weekend at the Smithsonian American Art Museum was made private, and guests were requested not to record it or post about it on social media

Lonnie G. Bunch III, the Smithsonian’s secretary, wrote in a staff letter and another addressed to the White House that the institution will continue its internal review

Warren Stephens has brought works by Cézanne, Renoir and Edgar Degas to London

The largest federal funders of culture—and the organisations that depend on them—are beginning to resume activities under the country's new regime

As the White House reviews the Smithsonian's programming, Lonnie G. Bunch was called in to meet with the president and one of the aides leading the review

Amy Sherald, the historian Ibram X. Kendi and others personally attacked in the Trump administration’s list of reasons for why the president “is right about the Smithsonian” hit back

The US president’s criticisms come as the White House begins a review of the Smithsonian’s programmes and exhibitions

In a letter to the Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch, members of Trump’s administration said they want to “ensure alignment with the President’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism”

The label had been added to a display at the National Museum of American History about checks on presidential powers in 2021 following Trump's second impeachment

Instead, the museum will draw on Yale University’s endowment for funds to mount an upcoming show of African art

The State Department says that Unesco membership does not square with its “America-first” outlook

American artist plans to install a multi-media portrait of the president for the 2026 exhibition—but question marks still hang over the application process

Trump’s defunding of the NEA and NEH is changing how state arts commissions get their money

The only four-year college of its kind is on Trump's chopping block, along with countless other Indigenous causes