The Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture were created by the Smithsonian American Art Museum to assist researchers in locating American paintings and sculptures for comparative study.

Smithsonian collections in our museums reflect the rich diversity of Latino art and artists. The Smithsonian American Art Museum's growing Latinx art collection represents the rich contributions of ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its diversity office and freezing all federal hiring. The decision will affect dozens ...

(October 18, 2025, through August 30, 2026) “Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum She didn’t begin painting in earnest until the age of 78. But when she ...

The Smithsonian Institution quietly removed the director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum this summer and placed her in another role, following years of complaints from staff about her ...

Nicola Wood, Senior Editor Designed to replicate the three-tiered crowns found in Yoruban art from West ... Americans, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture opened ...

Captain America's shield, seen here on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American ... museum is an amusing bit of life imitating art, as the very movie the shield is taken ...

The US State Department's Arts in Embassies program recently announced a collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art ...

Countless American ... art and compelling representation of American women’s history. Visitors to the museum on the National Mall in Washington will see the belt as they enter the Potomac Atrium.