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Smithsonian selects preferred sites for long-awaited Latino and women’s museums
The site selections must be approved or rejected by the US Congress by the end of the year
Trove of Benin bronzes in US museum collections repatriated to Nigeria
The National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum marked the return of the sculptures with a ceremony in Washington, DC
Legislation to create national LGBTQ museum in Washington, DC introduced to US Congress
Representative Mark Pocan of Wisconsin introduced legislation to establish the National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture within the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian reveals shortlisted designs for $130m Bezos Learning Center at National Air and Space Museum
The institution is welcoming public feedback on proposals from five anonymous architecture firms bidding for the project on the National Mall
Whistler’s famed Peacock Room, ‘vibrant and revamped’, reopens following major conservation project
The historic interior, with its elaborate avian ornamentation, has undergone months of cleaning and restoration to shore up worn elements and return others to their original lustre
Donald Trump’s political action committee gives Smithsonian $650,000 to pay for presidential portrait commission
The funds will cover nearly the entire cost of commissioning official portraits of the former president and former first lady Melania Trump for the National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian's hunt for sites for national Latino and women’s museums narrowed down to four locations
The institution will announce the selected Washington, DC sites for the National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum by the end of the year
Smithsonian adopts new ‘ethical returns policy’ to handle artefacts with problematic histories
The new policy, adopted by all Smithsonian museums on 29 April, will allow each institution to tailor it to their particular collections and provenance considerations
Smithsonian lists potential sites for new Latino and women’s museums—including the FBI headquarters
The long list of possible locations also includes the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building
Smithsonian to return its collection of Benin bronzes to Nigeria
Restitution agreement must still be approved by the museum's Board of Regents
First director picked to lead Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino
Jorge Zamanillo, currently the executive director and chief executive of HistoryMiami Museum, will lead the new Washington, DC museum through planning and construction
Buddhist composer Philip Glass in dialogue with a storied Tibetan art collection
The Smithsonian commissioned the composer to create a performance responding to an exhibition of objects from the illustrious Tibetan Buddhist art collection of Alice Kandell
North American museums face a reckoning on Indigenous rights
An ongoing Indigenous protest movement is forcing museums across North America to confront a pressing question - who really owns the land on which they stand, and what should they do about it?
Futuristic dreams rub shoulders with everyday innovations in new Smithsonian show
‘Futures’ inaugurates the renovated Arts and Industries Building with an array of technological wonders ranging from the prosaic to the otherworldly
Smithsonian Museum of African Art removes Benin bronzes from display and plans to repatriate them
“We cannot build for the future without making our best effort at healing the wounds of the past,” the museum’s director says
Wanted: leaders with ‘stamina’ as Smithsonian tackles the creation of two new museums in Washington, DC
A turf battle may loom on the National Mall, but secretary Lonnie Bunch hopes to limit the hurdles for institutions devoted to Latino culture and women’s history
Wonder Women: Smithsonian appoints advisory council for budding women’s history museum in Washington, DC
Ranging from actor Lynda Carter and tennis star Billie Jean King to former US commerce secretary Penny Pritzker and television executive Abbe Raven, its members are expected to play a crucial role in fundraising
Nancy Holt’s archives head to Smithsonian, opening the door for more land art works
From astronomical observations to personal photographs, the 50,000-piece collection includes documentation of unrealised works that the artist's foundation hopes to one day complete
Smithsonian will reopen its remaining 10 museums on a staggered schedule starting next month
Venues in Washington, DC and New York will require masks and many will have reduced hours
Smithsonian will reopen eight museums and other venues in May after more than five-month closures
National of Gallery of Art also plans to open its West Building in Washington, DC
Dr Fauci’s 3-D printed coronavirus model given to Smithsonian
The educational aide will be part of a forthcoming exhibition at the National Museum of American History
Oregon museum receives $6m grant to display its vast but largely unseen art collection
The High Desert Museum, which has previously had an emphasis on natural history, holds important works by artists like Rick Bartow and Edward Curtis
Beloved Smithsonian building returns to its pioneering roots
Celebrating an anniversary, Arts and Industries landmark will revisit its beginnings as an incubator of new ideas
Smithsonian downsizes $2bn expansion of its south campus in Washington
The institution unveils planned changes to its historic Castle and Arts and Industries Building
‘Shameful vandalism and desecration’ : Met leaders condemn right-wing crowd's assault on US Capitol
Museum joins other institutions in assailing protestors' rampage and hate-inspiring imagery as a threat to democracy and equality
Locked down with kids? Check out these arty resources to keep them entertained and educated
Organisations and museums offer plenty of online art projects for parents
Building a picture of the pandemic: Smithsonian curators capture Covid-19 in real time
Museum curators chart the human angle of the crisis, but collecting material on recent events comes with ethical considerations
'Long overdue': US will build national museums for American Latinos and women's history after Congress approves historic bill
Bipartisan effort, decades in the making, permits Smithsonian Institution to move ahead with plans
Lone senator blocks US bills creating museums that would celebrate American Latinos and women
Utah Republican says that such museums would “divide an already divided nation”
Smithsonian and Berlin museums join forces to investigate Asian art provenance
The programme includes webinars examining dealers and collectors