WASHINGTON (AP).- Officials say a fire broke out at a building near the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, emitting a plume of black smoke and closing area streets. Smithsonian spokeswoman Linda St. Thomas says a building…
Ryan O’Neal Donates Farrah Fawcett’s Red Swimsuit to Museum of American History
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In a special ceremony today, actress Farrah Fawcett’s nephew, Greg Walls, and actor Ryan O’Neal donated objects from the private collection of her estate to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The don…
Ryan O’Neal Donates Farrah Fawcett’s Red Swimsuit to Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In a special ceremony today, actress Farrah Fawcett’s nephew, Greg Walls, and actor Ryan O’Neal donated objects from the private collection of her estate to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The donation inc…
Smithsonian Board Supports Museum Head
By: Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP).- The Smithsonian Institution’s governing board is supporting the head of the museum complex over a censorship protest by some groups but is calling for changes in how some exhibits are handled. Some…
Baldknobbers to Donate Artifacts to Smithsonian Pioneering Variety Show from One of America’s Entertainment Capitals
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History received a collection of objects from the Baldknobbers, a variety show based in Branson, Mo. The donation documents the long and rich history of this variety jamboree show and it…
Group Wants Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough’s Ouster Over Banned Video
WASHINGTON (AP).- A liberal group is calling for Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough to step down, and the board of the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum is complaining that Clough bowed to political pressure in removing a video from an exhibit. Clough be…
National Museum of the American Indian Presents Early Work of Navajo Artist R.C. Gorman
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian opened “R.C. Gorman: Early Prints and Drawings, 1966–1974,” an exhibition of 28 drawings and lithographs by internationally renowned Navajo artist R.C. Gorman…
New York’s Museum of Modern Art to Display Controversial Video by David Wojnarowicz
NEW YORK, NY.- A controversial video artwork that was withdrawn from an exhibition following complaints by a Catholic group and Republican members of Congress will now go on display at the Museum of Modern Art. Announcing the acquisition, the museum sa…
National Museum of American History Announces Winners of the "Race to the Museum" Public Vote
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History announced the winners of its “Race to the Museum” initiative: the 1929 Miller race car with 43 percent of the vote and the 1948 Tucker sedan with 23 percent of the vo…
New York’s Museum of Modern Art to Display Controversial Video by David Wojnarowicz
NEW YORK, NY.- A controversial video artwork that was withdrawn from an exhibition following complaints by a Catholic group and Republican members of Congress will now go on display at the Museum of Modern Art. Announcing the acquisition, the museum sa…