A Star-Studded Portrait of a Nation Gala
• November 17, 2022

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and its Director Kim Sajet welcomed more than 750 stars and luminaries from across the country to the nation’s capital for the 2022 Portrait of […]

Smithsonian Honors Female Scientists With 120 Statues on National Mall
• March 10, 2022

Outdoor sculptural installations are often visually arresting, thought provoking, yet ambiguous in meaning. Not so, the “#IfThenSheCan” exhibit – the largest collection of life-sized 3-D printed statues of real women […]

Omicron Surge Shutters 5 Smithsonian Museums
• December 30, 2021

As the Omicron variant has spread alarmingly throughout the District, the Smithsonian Institution – suffering a shortage of support staff to serve the public  –  has announced temporary closures of […]

DC Artswatch
• August 11, 2020

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III is reviewing a letter accusing the National Museum of African Art of having “recruited, retained and promoted a predominantly White staff.”

Bunch Named 14th Smithsonian Secretary
• May 28, 2019

The first African American secretary, Bunch is also the first former director of a Smithsonian museum to occupy the top spot since ornithologist Alexander Wetmore.

‘City of Hope’ at National Museum of African American History
• January 11, 2018

An exhibition that opened last month commemorates the 50th anniversary of what tragically became Martin Luther King Jr.’s final crusade, which brought Resurrection City to the National Mall.

A Conversation With Lonnie Bunch
• October 11, 2017

When most people think of Lonnie G. Bunch III, they think about the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, which he has served as director for the […]