Nineteen New and Revamped Smithsonian Shows to See in 2025—Plus One Bonus That Will Make You Go Wild for Nature
This year, the Institution’s museums are bringing to the public everything from the flair of state fairs to the artwork of Grandma Moses
Ten Must-See Museums Opening Around the World in 2025
New institutions dedicated to artificial intelligence, West African art, barbeque and more are expected to welcome visitors this year
Eleven Fascinating Acquisitions That Joined the Smithsonian’s Vast Collections in 2024
This year, the Institution collected everything from the stunning shell of an extinct cephalopod to a Blue Origin rocket booster
Monarch Butterflies Might Soon Be Listed as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
If a new proposal is adopted, the insects would become the most commonly seen species to be the subject of federal protection under this law
The Colorful World of These Brazilian Identical Twins Bridges Dreams and Reality
The artists known as OSGEMEOS showcase the largest exhibition of their work in the United States at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Basquiat and Banksy Take Center Stage at the Hirshhorn
At an upcoming exhibition, the Smithsonian museum will display works by the two boundary-breaking artists for the first time
How the Hirshhorn Museum Went From Iconoclast to Icon
Celebrating 50 years of the modernist masterpiece that shocked critics—and helped turn Washington into an arts capital
Washingtonians Love to Hate Brutalist Architecture. But What If We Could Fix It?
An exhibition at the National Building Museum investigates the history and future of the much-maligned architectural style
Watch Andy Warhol’s Eight-Hour Film About the Empire State Building on the Skyscraper’s 80th Floor
Released in 1964, the divisive experimental film is being screened in honor of its 60th anniversary
Explore a Century of Masterpieces, From Rodin to Picasso, Brought Together by One Passionate Collector
A self-described “little man in a hurry,” Joseph Hirshhorn built a premier modern art collection
Five Museums Unveil Audio Guides Celebrating Lesser-Known Women Artists
The project—titled Museums Without Men—debuted in the U.S. and the U.K. during Women’s History Month
Twenty-Four Smithsonian Shows to See in 2024
Election-year items, truth serum, Nigerian art and a pioneering self-driving car are on display this year
Ai Weiwei’s Latest Work Is a Monument to His Past
The groundbreaking, exiled Chinese artist builds a hopeful new life—and a new studio, in the Portuguese countryside
The World Is Running to Catch Up With Simone Leigh
The celebrated artist’s crusading works, now on view at the Hirshhorn Museum, upend the stereotypes too often foisted on Black women
Artist John Akomfrah Is Having a Moment
The works of the recently knighted filmmaker address contemporary issues in two different Smithsonian museums
Rodin Sculpture Has Been Missing From Scottish Museum Collection for Nearly 75 Years
The piece is a plaster version of one of the figures from the French sculptor’s “Les Bourgeois de Calais”
The Painted Poetry of Jessica Diamond
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum hosts the artist’s largest installation yet
Winner of Reality Show ‘The Exhibit’ Displays Art at the Hirshhorn
Baseera Khan’s sculpture, “The Liberator,” will be on view through July 16
Behind the Scenes of the New Reality Series, ‘The Exhibit’
Seven artists compete for a $100,000 purse and an exhibition at the Hirshhorn in this ground-breaking show airing on the Smithsonian Channel
A Window Opens on China’s Avant-Garde With This Explosion of Photographic Art
The Hirshhorn Museum displays dynamic works of Chinese self-expression
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