Medals were presented to five visual artists by First Lady Jill Biden at a ceremony in Washington, DC

The work will appear on the facades of two museums on the Mall, a “very resonant location for democracy in America”

Celeste Tooth, a student and artist, was escorted off the museum premises following a disagreement with a guard over their backpack

New public art show will bring alternative monuments by Derrick Adams, Wendy Red Star, vanessa german and others to the busiest national park in the US

The institution cited “unforeseen circumstances”, leaving angry participants with debt and many unanswered questions

The new education annex of the National Air and Space Museum will be funded through a $200m gift from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos

The Washington, DC, institution wants to better connect with Asian American communities

An installation in Washington, DC by Elyn Zimmerman featuring 450,000-pound boulders has been relocated, with the artist reconfiguring and retitling her work for the new site

With the enormous gift, the foundation that supports Glenstone now has an endowment of $4.6bn, roughly equivalent to that of the Metropolitan Museum

The museum, one of two new Smithsonian museums in advanced planning stages, garnered major support from Walmart heiress Alice Walton, fashion designer Tory Burch and others

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

The Caribbean-American artist tell us about his new exhibition and how his work was inspired by makeshift houses in a Ugandan refugee camp

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Six artists have been selected to create commemorative interventions in the US capital's sprawling public space

The project’s architect, artist Hiroshi Sugimoto, told attendees at the celebratory event that he repeatedly thought the project would be abandoned due to opposition

The renovation, to be executed in part by the architecture firm that designed the building’s original construction in 1974, comes after a contentious project to renovate its sculpture garden

Collectors Don and Mera Rubell, who also operate a museum in Miami, have added a major contemporary art space to the US capital’s cultural offerings

The site selections must be approved or rejected by the US Congress by the end of the year

The downgrading follows a study of the six paintings in the museum's collection thought to be by the Dutch master, which are now the subject of an exhibition detailing the findings

Representative Mark Pocan of Wisconsin introduced legislation to establish the National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture within the Smithsonian Institution

After nearly 50 years as the Arlington Arts Center, a non-profit space just across the river from DC is being reborn as the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington

The institution is welcoming public feedback on proposals from five anonymous architecture firms bidding for the project on the National Mall

The exhibition will feature nearly 200 works from Don and Mera Rubell's collection

Berry was previously the director of the Cody Gallery at Marymount University and the director of Hemphill Fine Arts

The project, a unique collaboration between the master sculptor of steel and architect Thomas Phifer, is the latest addition to the private museum's campus

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

The measure, which was approved by the lower house of Congress unanimously, now heads to the Senate

Spanning art from 17th century to today, the show aims to explore the complex and compelling histories and cultural legacy of the African diaspora

The long list of possible locations also includes the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building

Jorge Zamanillo, currently the executive director and chief executive of HistoryMiami Museum, will lead the new Washington, DC museum through planning and construction