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

It's the highest honour awarded by the US federal government to artists in a wide range of disciplines and art patrons

Walker has led the New York-based Ford Foundation for the past 11 years

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

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 work, on view this month at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Reach Plaza, is “not about replacing or erasing him, about remembering him”, Anadol says

The artist Sandy Williams IV’s wax replica of the Lincoln Memorial melted during the East Coast heat wave

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The Valentine’s Day protest was carried out by members of the environmental group Declare Emergency

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

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

Artist Tiffany Shlain’s sculpture “Dendrofemonology” chronicles women’s achievements stretching back 50,000 years, on the eve of an election in which women’s rights are at stake

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

The Washington, DC, museum opens on 21 October with an ambitious show of previously unseen large-scale sculptures and immersive installations

The new works replace those depicting Confederate generals that were removed in 2017

Medals were presented to five visual artists by First Lady Jill Biden at a ceremony in Washington, DC

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

Celeste Tooth, a student and artist, was escorted off the museum premises following a disagreement with a guard over their backpack

New public art show will bring alternative monuments by Derrick Adams, Wendy Red Star, vanessa german and others to the busiest national park in the US

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

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

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

An installation in Washington, DC by Elyn Zimmerman featuring 450,000-pound boulders has been relocated, with the artist reconfiguring and retitling her work for the new site

With the enormous gift, the foundation that supports Glenstone now has an endowment of $4.6bn, roughly equivalent to that of the Metropolitan Museum

The museum, one of two new Smithsonian museums in advanced planning stages, garnered major support from Walmart heiress Alice Walton, fashion designer Tory Burch and others

Described as “the first major museum solely dedicated to championing women artists”, the Washington, DC museum is adding 20% more gallery space

The Caribbean-American artist tell us about his new exhibition and how his work was inspired by makeshift houses in a Ugandan refugee camp

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Six artists have been selected to create commemorative interventions in the US capital's sprawling public space

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