Smithsonian American Art Museum
Eleven Never-Before-Seen Artworks Found in the Walls of James Castle's House
The renowned Idaho Outsider artist was known for squirreling his drawings and sculptures away in the walls and ceiling of his Boise home
How This Globetrotting Artist Redefines Home and Hearth
An ethereal 3D installation by the Korean-born Do Ho Suh combines places the artist has lived in the past
How One Museum Curator Is Bringing Burning Man Out of the Desert
The outré scene of unrestrained revelry and cutting-edge art in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert comes to the Renwick Gallery
Wendell Castle, The Man Who Made Furniture Dance, Dead at 85
The haunting sculpture <em>Ghost Clock</em> is a favorite Smithsonian artwork and a powerful example of the artist’s skill and craft
January Happenings At the Smithsonian
Blow away winter blues with our recommended list of film, lectures, concerts and more
Happy Holidays! The Smithsonian is Closed on Christmas Day
'Twas the Night Before Christmas' on the National Mall
This Holiday Season, Make Merry in a Museum
From heavenly light shows to diabolical dollhouses, the Smithsonian’s winter exhibitions offer something for everyone
People Are Lying on the Floor To See this Dazzling Ceiling Puzzle
The work pays homage to the vaulted domes, ornate Italianate arches and Art Deco geometric forms of nine of the nation's historic ceilings
This Artist Painted With Light. An Admiring Astronomer Helped Make Him a Star
The works and machinations of Thomas Wilfred, a lone performer, inventor and visionary, are now on view
A Mexican Painter Changed by the City, Changes Art
"In New York, I went berserk over painting," said Rufino Tamayo, whose works are now on view in a new retrospective
Why Making a Portrait of a Black Woman Was a Form of Protest
For Emma Amos, an African-American artist working in the 1970s, the personal was often political
How Kara Walker Boldly Rewrote Civil War History
The artist gives 150-year-old illustrations a provocative update at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
At This Spectral Subway Platform, Trains Approach But Never Arrive
An otherworldly art installation debuts at the Renwick just in time for Halloween
Home Is Where the Corpse Is—at Least in These Dollhouse Crime Scenes
Frances Glessner Lee's "Nutshell Studies" exemplify the intersection of forensic science and craft
From Egyptian Cats to Crime Scenes, Here's a Preview of the Smithsonian's Upcoming Shows
Gallery-goers in D.C. and NYC are in for a mental workout with shows that deliver on everything from the experimental to the traditional
Why the Works of Visionary Artist Jacob Lawrence Still Resonate a Century After His Birth
His vibrant and bold paintings tell stories of liberation, resistance and resilience
The Fused History of Two of Washington, D.C.'s Beloved Museums
A new exhibition sheds light on the enduring legacy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery
Why Piri Thomas' Coming of Age Memoir Still Resonates Today
"Down These Mean Streets" was an instant classic, a text of painful truths
This Artist's Worldview Drips With Unending Pessimism
"Man is inherently self-destructive, and whatever is built will be destroyed," says painter Donald Sultan of his "Disaster Paintings"
Watch How One Harlem Storefront Changes Over Nearly Four Decades
The Smithsonian American Art Museum's new exhibition goes "Down These Mean Streets"
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