Art Photography | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/art-photography/RSS feed for Art PhotographyenMon, 18 May 2026 15:00:18 +0000These Colorful Contemporary Artworks Join the Hirshhorn Museum's Collection as the D.C. Landmark Continues to Celebrate Its 50th Anniversaryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-colorful-contemporary-artworks-just-joined-the-hirshhorn-museum-as-the-dc-landmark-celebrated-its-50th-anniversary-180988749/The museum is also preparing to reopen its redesigned sculpture garden, featuring new works from eight artists, this fallMon, 18 May 2026 15:00:18 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-colorful-contemporary-artworks-just-joined-the-hirshhorn-museum-as-the-dc-landmark-celebrated-its-50th-anniversary-180988749/This Renaissance Painting Took a Winding Path From Hitler’s Munich Apartment to an American Journalist’s Home to the National Gallery in Londonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-renaissance-painting-took-a-winding-path-from-hitlers-munich-apartment-to-an-american-journalists-home-to-the-national-gallery-in-london-180988733/An art historian recently spotted the 16th-century artwork in a rare photograph of Hitler’s old apartment that was printed in a 1978 furniture catalogWed, 13 May 2026 19:08:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-renaissance-painting-took-a-winding-path-from-hitlers-munich-apartment-to-an-american-journalists-home-to-the-national-gallery-in-london-180988733/Fires in Berlin Destroyed Hundreds of Paintings During World War II. Now, a Museum Will Publish Photo Archives of the Lost Artworks Onlinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fires-in-berlin-destroyed-hundreds-of-paintings-during-world-war-ii-now-a-museum-will-publish-photo-archives-of-the-lost-artworks-online-180988621/A proactive effort to document the collection of the Gemäldegalerie will pay off a century later as negatives of lost paintings by Rubens and Caravaggio are digitized and published onlineMon, 27 Apr 2026 20:25:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fires-in-berlin-destroyed-hundreds-of-paintings-during-world-war-ii-now-a-museum-will-publish-photo-archives-of-the-lost-artworks-online-180988621/See the Spectacular Winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 23rd Annual Photography Contesthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/see-spectacular-winners-smithsonian-magazines-23rd-annual-photography-contest-180988429/This year’s best photos command attention by capturing intimate moments and bold colorsMon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/see-spectacular-winners-smithsonian-magazines-23rd-annual-photography-contest-180988429/