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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
Biden inauguration is largely virtual—but some live art is planned
A public art installation of 200,000 flags opens on the National Mall, as coronavirus and heightened security forces most events online
‘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
US Capitol’s works of art survive amid right-wing rampage in Washington
The authorities say that cleaning and conservation will be needed, however, after art was damaged by tear gas, pepper spray and fire extinguishers
'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
James Demetrion, director who shaped the Hirshhorn Museum’s collection, has died, aged 90
The much loved leader is remembered for his unpretentiousness and his warmth, as well as his pioneering vision
Virtual photography show reveals modern Lebanon's many layers of tragedy
Lebanon Then and Now: Photography from 2006 to 2020 hosted by Washington, DC's Middle East Institute is both timely and prescient
Hirshhorn to unveil two acquisitions as it reopens its sculpture garden
Museum welcomes monumental 2018 works by Huma Bhabha and Sterling Ruby
Monuments across the US are toppled, damaged as protests over George Floyd's death continue
Lawmakers mobilise the National Guard to quell destruction while demonstrators deface Confederate memorials and public works emblematic of white supremacy
National Geographic Society defends disputed plan to remove sculptural installation
Organisation argues that Elyn Zimmerman’s site-specific 1984 work does not deserve protection
A patchwork of personal messages responding to Covid-19 could be displayed across the National Mall in Washington, DC
Washington, DC’s mayor and arts commission locked in conflict
Muriel Bowser launches rival office of creative affairs and blocks access to the city’s public art vaults
Marcel Duchamp’s box of delights opens at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Readymades, miniature reproductions, collaborations with Man Ray, and games of chess to feature in new show
Ancient Bible fragments allegedly stolen by Oxford professor and sold to Hobby Lobby owner will be returned
Washington DC’s Museum of the Bible had acquired the artefacts through its founder Steve Green
Middle East think-tank opens art gallery in Washington, DC
New space for Modern and contemporary art from the Arab world will put on five exhibitions a year
Washington, DC mayor's office attempts to take control of the city Arts Commission's collection
Staff members found their keys to the city's Art Bank abruptly deactivated as tensions rose between Mayor Muriel Bowser and the commission
New US visa policy could stifle outspoken artists on social media
Several high-profile artists including Ai Weiwei have spoken out against the policy
Wakanda comes to Washington
Douriean Fletcher, who made the jewellery for Black Panther, speaks at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
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
She persisted: DC’s National Portrait Gallery looks at the history of the women’s vote
One of the longest reform movements in American history, which continues to be an issue today, is explored in the show