news report
Smithsonian's ‘From These Lands’ Opens With 600 Objects
The 5,000-square-foot Natural History Museum show represents every state, D.C. and five inhabited U.S. territories through December 2029.
topics
Museums
explainer
Inside the Library of Congress's 4,000-Square-Foot Research Lab for Kids
The 4,000-square-foot Source gallery uses an animated card catalog, staff videos and a digital collection book to teach primary-source research to visitors ages 8 to 15.
executive action
Trump orders agencies to pressure Smithsonian and install warning signs outside museum
The executive order directs federal officials to use available funding, contract and property authorities and calls for temporary signs on approaches to the National Museum of American History.
explainer
Who actually controls the Smithsonian?
The institution receives federal money and includes national officeholders on its board, but it is not a normal executive agency under direct presidential control.
news report
Three Yoshitomo Nara Sculptures Will Open the Hirshhorn’s New West Lawn Series
The garden is scheduled to reopen Oct. 31 with monumental heads enlarged from hand-shaped clay studies. A different artist will follow each year.