WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Museum of Women in the Arts presents R(ad)ical Love: Sister Mary Corita, featuring 65 never-before-exhibited serigraphs created between 1963 and 1967 by nun, artist and social activist Sister Mary Corita (later Corita Kent…
National Endowment for the Arts welcomes new Administrator for Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Endowment for the Arts will welcome Patricia Loiko as its new indemnity administrator. Loiko brings extensive experience in museum administration to the NEA including many years with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the…
Smithsonian American Art Museum presents new exhibition "The Art of Video Games"
WASHINGTON, DC.- “The Art of Video Games” is one of the first major exhibitions to explore the 40-year evolution of video games as an artistic medium, with a focus on striking graphics, creative storytelling and player interactivity. The exhi…
National Gallery of Art Takes a New Look: Samuel F.B. Morse’s "Gallery of the Louvre"
WASHINGTON, DC.- The renowned painting Gallery of the Louvre (1831–1833) by American inventor Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872) has been recently conserved and is now on view in a focus exhibition at the National Gallery of Art near the East Gar…
Brent Glass, Director of the National Museum of American History, Announces Retirement
WASHINGTON, DC.- Brent Glass, 64, has announced he will retire from the Smithsonian. He is leaving his position as director of the National Museum of American History effective July 10; he will continue at the Smithsonian as a senior advisor through th…