WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Anthropological Archives has received a $323,000 “Save America’s Treasures” grant from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The grant will ensure long-term preser…
Michelle Obama Celebrates Design Awards with White House Ceremony
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum announced First Lady Michelle Obama will celebrate the 2010 National Design Awards Wednesday, July 21, with a White House ceremony for the winners and finalists of the awards…
Sackler Gallery to Present First Major U.S. Exhibition of Contemporary Artist Fiona Tan
WASHINGTON, DC.- The first major U.S. exhibition of internationally renowned contemporary artist Fiona Tan will be on view at the Sackler Gallery Sept. 25 – Jan. 16, 2011. “Fiona Tan: Rise and Fall” includes video installations and phot…
Smithsonian Names Directors of Consortia for the Four Grand Challenges of the Strategic Plan
WASHINGTON, DC.- Following a yearlong strategic planning process, the Smithsonian identified four Grand Challenges that would be the focus of its efforts in the coming decade. Secretary Wayne Clough has named four Smithsonian scholars to serve as direc…
Hirshhorn Museum Features Works from the Permanent Collection
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Hirshhorn announces a
new
installation of work by Guido van der Werve (Dutch, b. Papendrecht,
Netherlands,
1977) and Hiroshi Sugimoto (Japanese, b. Tokyo, 1948). On view at the
Museum for
the first time is Van der Werv…
Works from the Permanent Collection Create Quiet Synergy at the Hirshhorn
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Hirshhorn announces a new installation of work by Guido van der Werve (Dutch, b. Papendrecht, Netherlands, 1977) and Hiroshi Sugimoto (Japanese, b. Tokyo, 1948). On view at the Museum for the first time is Van der Werve’s “Nummer N…
Law Enforcement Museum Announces Acquisition of J. Edgar Hoover Estate
WASHINGTON, DC.- When the National Law
Enforcement
Museum opens in Washington, DC, in 2013, it will house one of the most
extensive
collections of objects related to the life and work of long-time FBI
Director J.
Edgar Hoover, Museum offic…
Law Enforcement Museum Announces Acquisition of J. Edgar Hoover Estate
WASHINGTON, DC.- When the National Law Enforcement Museum opens in Washington, DC, in 2013, it will house one of the most extensive collections of objects related to the life and work of long-time FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, Museum officials announce…
Library of Congress Acquires Charles Randall Dean Print Collection
Washington, DC – The Library of Congress has acquired an exceptional collection of American Abstract Expressionist prints from the 1940’s to 1960’s, now available through the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division.The Charles Randall Dean Col…
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg Exhibit their Paintings by Norman Rockwell
WASHINGTON, DC.- “Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg” is on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., from July 2 through Jan. 2, 2011. The exhibition showcases 57…