5 September 2024 • Mark Westall
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has announced the appointment of José Roca as the inaugural Estrellita B. Brodsky… Read More
1 July 2024 • Mark Westall
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announced today that it has acquired the earliest known photograph of a U.S. First Lady… Read More
9 September 2022 • Mark Westall
The National Civil Rights Museum is proud to highlight the contributions of notable Black men with Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets. The outdoor exhibition from the Smithsonian will be on view in the museum’s Founders Park west of its main entrance starting Saturday, September 10th.
13 April 2018 • Mark Westall
The Smithsonian Institute is teaming up with the Victoria and Albert Museum to be part of the £850 million ($1.1 billion) Olympicopolis arts hub. The plan is to loan Smithsonian artifacts to the London museum for a co-branded, co-curated gallery at the V&A East, and for the institute also to organise temporary exhibitions for the space.
23 October 2017 • Mark Westall
Unique Collaboration Between the Hip-Hop Community, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings & Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
10 February 2014 • VC Maurer
Jeffrey Gibson’s paintings and sculptures are inspired by the traditional craft and modern arts of Native American cultures. His sense of pride and desire to reclaim ownership of these histories counter the potentially negative connotations of craft that has been placed onto Native American Art, situating his work within the pantheon of abstract modernism.
