Stephanie Stebich, who had led the institution since 2017, has been reassigned to a senior advisory role

The money will be used for programming related to the semiquincentennial of the US in 2026

The soft drink company's gift will support the planning, designing and building of the museum's future complex in Washington, DC

A New York-based organisation had sought to block the artefacts’ return to Nigeria

The campaign, timed to coincide with the semiquincentennial of the United States in 2026, is the most ambitious fundraising undertaking for a cultural organisation on record

The museum recently purchased the 1840s daguerreotype of Dolley Madison at auction

A new bill could create a commission to assess the feasibility of adding the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian family

Launching on International Women's Day, 'Becoming Visible' focuses on five historical women whose achievements have been glaringly overlooked

The portrait, showing the influential media personality in a striking purple dress, was painted by Chicago artist Shawn Michael Warren

Ranging from painting to installation and beyond, the latest additions to the museum's holdings include contemporary voices as well as legends like Nam June Paik and Robert Irwin

The pastel double-portrait of President Jimmy Carter's recently deceased wife was drawn by Robert Clark Templeton

The Smithsonian Institution and National Gallery of Art are making plans for continuing operations amid a government shutdown that appears increasingly likely

The work will appear on the facades of two museums on the Mall, a “very resonant location for democracy in America”

Under a new bill, the planned museum, which was created by an act of Congress in 2020, would be banned from receiving federal funding

The institution cited “unforeseen circumstances”, leaving angry participants with debt and many unanswered questions

Yao, who was picked to lead the new Smithsonian museum through design and construction, said she needs to prioritise her family

The new education annex of the National Air and Space Museum will be funded through a $200m gift from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos

The annual gathering organised by the American Law Institute and co-sponsored by the Smithsonian took place recently in Philadelphia

Ngaire Blankenberg quietly left the institution at the end of March

The Washington, DC, institution wants to better connect with Asian American communities

Nancy Yao, the director of New York’s Museum of Chinese in America, will take the helm at the in-development Washington, DC museum in June

Museums are stepping up efforts to return physical objects to their original owners—but repatriation policies often do not consider the digital information associated with them

The artefacts will go on view at the National Museum of Asian Art, rather than be returned to Yemen, due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis there

The winner of “The Exhibit” will receive $100,000 and a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum

As Black History Month begins in the US, arts administrator and historian Tsione Wolde-Michael gives three key points for institutions to consider

Tsione Wolde-Michael, director of the Center for Restorative History at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, is the first Black leader of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

Restitution Study Group have lost their first legal battle but insist the case is still pending

The donation is the museum’s first corporate gift, from Zurich-based insurance giant Swiss Re

The project’s architect, artist Hiroshi Sugimoto, told attendees at the celebratory event that he repeatedly thought the project would be abandoned due to opposition

The renovation, to be executed in part by the architecture firm that designed the building’s original construction in 1974, comes after a contentious project to renovate its sculpture garden