"Little Beasts" traces the role art played in the development of European natural history in the 16th and 17th centuries.

This is the largest presentation of the late artist's work in Washington, D.C., in 30 years. View through July 6, 2025.

Despite its decidedly traditional art collection, the British cultural institution is adopting a contemporary approach to public outreach and accessibility Anne Wallentine Both are facing up to ...

The Charles Willson Peale Family Papers, a historical editing project established in 1974, is an integral part of the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery. The project has collected ...

Moreover, the National Portrait Gallery only takes up half of the building and shares the space with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This museum showcases rotating exhibits, which have ...

The Campaign Collection in the Political History Collections includes voting booths, ballot boxes, and ballots from the 18th to 21st centuries; and campaign banners, buttons, novelties and apparel ...

Oprah Winfrey is the latest icon to be honored with a painting in the National Portrait Gallery. Joining the ranks of presidents, scientists, film stars and more, Winfrey's portrait in her honor ...

In her speech, newly appointed director Anne Helmreich emphasized the center’s role in safeguarding the diverse stories that define American art.

But plenty of other major museums across the country also have free general admission. Of the museums in our top 20 list, ...

Nicola Wood, Senior Editor Designed to replicate the three-tiered crowns found in Yoruban art from West Africa ... enslaved African Americans, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American ...

Art Gallery of NSW director Michael Brand will step down after more than a decade at the helm of the institution in an ...

A new exhibition co-presented by the National Portrait Gallery and the Archives of American Art explores the seminal artist’s work Nathan Pugh A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery ...