The Smithsonian American Art Museum, the nation’s first collection of American art, is an unparalleled record of the American experience. The collection captures the aspirations, character, and ...

Native arts and crafts are widely collected today, and there are contemporary practitioners who have developed their own ...

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, the pioneering artist who mapped the Native American experience in dynamic and complex artworks, ...

“The Gilcrease Museum is sometimes nicknamed the ‘Smithsonian of the West’ because it’s considered the largest collection of Native American and Western American art in the nation ...

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 ...

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, a fearless artist and indefatigable supporter of her peers who brought the full complexity of ...

The center is part of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Visitors can sit inside a full-sized Comanche tepee or learn how to build an igloo. They can also explore methods of ...

Here, Now & Always,” opening February 1, 2025, at the Zimmerli Art Museum exhibits more than 100 pieces from jewelry to ...

native women artists and more. The Smithsonian American Art Museum also operates a separate branch, the Renwick Gallery, devoted to contemporary craft and decorative arts. Previous travelers ...

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 ...