Smithsonian

On Thursday, seven institutions under the Smithsonian, located on the southern end of National Park, were temporarily closed after a failure of cooling systems. Reportedly, the issue began after an outage at the Heating Operations and…

The National Museum of Asian Art at the Smithsonian has repatriated three ancient bronze statues, once stolen, to India. The three bronze statues, which are more than a millennium old, were "Somaskanda" (12th century), "Saint Sundarar…

The Smithsonian has finally closed the various museums under its umbrella as the US government shutdown extends to a second week. Ever since the US government went on a shutdown starting from October 1st, the fate of the various art…

The Smithsonian Museum is once again under scrutiny by the Trump White House, this time for the contents of an ongoing exhibition. The exhibition in question is the “Entertainment Nation”, which has been on display at the National Museum…

Lenders have accused the National Museum of African American History and Culture of ‘unjustly’ removing artworks from display. The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), located in Washington, DC, is a part of…

Several Democrats have urged US Vice President J.D. Vance to stop the overhaul of Smithsonian under new Trump policy. In March, President Donald Trump issued the “Restoring Truth And Sanity To American History” order. The order contained…

Stephanie Stebich was removed from her post as the director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum after staff complaints about her behaviour. As per reports, Stephanie Stebich, who had been serving as SAAM's director since 2017, was…

A report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) accused the Smithsonian Museum of misusing a portion of its COVID-19 relief funds. The Smithsonian Museum was granted $7.2 million as part of the COVID-19 relief package under the 2020…

Obviously, it's not easy to cover everything that impacted the art world. So, here is the second part of the series detailing a few more of the events that shook the art landscape in 2023: Also Read: Art Insider Roundup: Events That Shook…

The National Museum of African Art by Smithsonian Institution has removed all Benin bronzes in its collection from view. It also plans to repatriate it soon. The bronze statues that once belonged to the Kingdom of Benin are colloquially…