News Releases

“Eight” Expands the Artist Duos’ Swimming-Pool Series to the Sculpture Garden; Marks Their First Commission by an East Coast Museum

Milestone Advances Global Partnership To Help Save One of the World’s Rarest Big Cats

“Much Here Is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the U.S. Bicentennial” Captures a Portrait of the Nation a Half-Century Ago

14th Secretary To Conclude a Distinguished Career That Includes More Than Three Decades of Smithsonian Service and the Creation of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Gala Honors Visionary Leaders Who Have Shaped the Story of American Art

Event Features U.S. Artists and Special Exhibition of South Korea Wearable Crafts

Free Circus Arts Programming, Final Days To Visit the Castle and Arts & Industries Building and New Exhibitions Opening This Fall

Richly Illustrated, “Hirshhorn Museum: The Art Handbook” Is a Portable Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art Through Key Works in the National Collection

Free Events Sept. 5 and 12 at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Feature Cooking Demonstrations, Live Music and Conversation

Co-Acquisition Will Be Celebrated Sept. 10 With Artist Talk

“Bisa Butler: Tender Monuments” Traces Artist’s Creative Practice Across Three Decades

After-Hours Program for Visitors 21+ Features Live Music, a Perfume Bar and Local Food

Free Events Sept. 5–7 at the Arts and Industries Building and National Museum of American History Feature Live Performances and Family Fun

For Families: Boo at the Zoo Oct. 16, 17 and 18 and For Adults 21+: Night of the Living Zoo Oct. 23

Museum’s Annual Korean Thanksgiving Festival Features K-Pop DJ, Family Activities and Local Art and Food Vendors

Blockbuster Tate Britain Retrospective Comes to the Smithsonian, Where Artist’s Famed Peacock Room Meets New Virtual-Reality Experience

When Faced With Too Many Mating Calls, Female Treefrogs Take Longer To Decide or Abandon the Search Altogether

Redesign Installs 50% More Artworks, Including 24 Major Works From Joseph H. Hirshhorn’s Foundational Gift

National Museum of Asian Art Exhibition Explores the Concept of a Masterpiece Through Iconic Islamic Artworks From the Musée du Louvre

Revitalized Sculpture Garden Reopens With Presentation of Three New Sculptures by the Celebrated Japanese Artist, Oct. 31, 2026–Nov. 7, 2027