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Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC picks architects for major revamp of its building and plaza
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
Rubell Museum DC opens in former school, with a mission to champion ‘the unique role of artists as teachers’
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
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
Vermeer at the National Gallery in Washington, DC declared not the real thing
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
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
A fixture of the Washington, DC scene becomes its newest contemporary art museum
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
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
Marvin Gaye-inspired exhibition to inaugurate Rubell Museum in Washington, DC
The exhibition will feature nearly 200 works from Don and Mera Rubell's collection
Former dealer Caitlin Berry named inaugural director of the Rubell Museum's Washington, DC outpost
Berry was previously the director of the Cody Gallery at Marymount University and the director of Hemphill Fine Arts
Monumental Richard Serra sculpture, and a custom-designed pavilion to house it, unveiled at Glenstone
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
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
National Asian Pacific American Museum one step closer to reality as US House of Representatives approves bill
The measure, which was approved by the lower house of Congress unanimously, now heads to the Senate
Washington's National Gallery of Art surveys five centuries of African influence on Western art
Spanning art from 17th century to today, the show aims to explore the complex and compelling histories and cultural legacy of the African diaspora
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
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
Rejected in 1862, Whistler’s woman in white finally has her day at the Royal Academy of Arts in London
The artist’s portrait of Joanna Hiffernan—once turned down for the RA's Summer Exhibition—is the centrepiece of an exhibition in London, while important works from New York’s Frick Collection head to Paris
Biden administration reverses Trump-era restrictions on federal art commissions
In the waning months of his presidency, Donald Trump’s administration imposed a ban on commissioning abstract or modernist art for federal buildings
Rubells’ Washington, DC museum is taking shape
Among the amenities in the works is an observation space where visitors can watch resident artists at work
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
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
Hide and seek: Hirshhorn museum to cover entire building in a giant painting by Nicolas Party
As the Washington, DC institution begins a renovation project in September, a four-storey-high work will adorn its scaffolding
Craftsmen in US use medieval techniques to reconstruct Notre Dame roof support
A full-scale truss fit for the Paris cathedral will be built in Washington, DC this summer as part of a teaching project by Handshouse Studio
Richard Serra steel work to get its own art cabin in the woods at Glenstone
The artist is collaborating with the architect Thomas Phifer to design the new stand-alone gallery
Hiroshi Sugimoto’s new Hirshhorn sculpture garden will create a more open and artistically inspired future for the museum
The artist’s designs for the sunken sculpture park creating a more inviting space for visitors coming from the National Mall
President Joe Biden removes Trump appointees from US Commission of Fine Arts
The all-white all-male board members are believed to have been responsible for a controversial order that mandated a Neoclassical style for all federal buildings, which Biden also revoked
National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation
The $66m project includes expanding galleries, creating research and education spaces and restoring its landmark 1908 building
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
After an extended fight, acclaimed sculptural installation will leave National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington
An accord calls for Elyn Zimmerman’s Marabar to head to a new site, with the move and reinstallation financed by the society
‘Hair is power’: Sonya Clark on her preferred material and how her Confederate flag work keeps being topical
The textile artist's retrospective at the National Museum of Women in the Arts explores complexities around race and heritage