Museum news
‘Extraktions’ gives order to fragments
Delaware artist Ron Meick’s work is on exhibit at Washington Printmakers Gallery.
Art adds a little extra culture to agriculture
A seed library commissions artists to design heirloom packaging for its packets
Exhibit: ‘Living Artfully: At Home with Marjorie Merriweather Post’
The show at Post’s Hillwood mansion lets visitors immerse themselves in the intricacies of luxurious living.
The good fight of Faith Ringgold
In a Women in the Arts show, Ringgold’s ’60s works still challenge us to see — and celebrate — color.
Oprah Winfrey donates $12 million to Smithsonian
Combined with previous gift, it is the Museum of African American History and Culture’s largest donation.
Project will fill Mall with handmade bones to raise genocide awareness
Three-day installation aims to honor victims and survivors, protest global conflict
Beneath Braque’s enigmatic surfaces, a civilized decency
A Phillips Collection exhibition surveys the French painter’s unruly, colorful and ultimately humane works.
Issues that can’t be brushed off
At the Smithsonian’s Museum of African Art, a discussion of black women and health, hair and heritage.
Galleries: ‘Loose Canon’
Northern Virginia artist Ethan Rochmis’s Watergate Gallery show is mainly ink drawings of horizontal lines.
Corcoran carpet breaks world record at Sotheby’s auction
The gallery’s Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet sells for more than $33 million, shattering expectations.
Panel’s video promotes Eisenhower Memorial
The Eisenhower Memorial Commission introduced an online educational component to its project.
The Phillips Collection unveils Georges Braque exhibition
The museum focuses on the French artist's still lifes, painted between 1928 and 1945.
'Anchorman: The Exhibit' to open at Newseum in November
Memorable sets and props from the Will Ferrell film will go on display, just in time for the release of "Anchorman: The Legend Continues" in December.
‘Anchorman: The Exhibit’ to open at Newseum in November
Interactive exhibition will include props and costumes from the 2004 cult hit, just in time for the sequel.
Last chance to see Jeanne Silverthorne’s ‘Vanitas!’
At the Phillips Collection, contemporary rubber sculpture is paired with modernist still life.
Special reports
Fall arts preview 2012
Fall into theaters, museums, concert halls and more with our critics’ recommendations for the best autumn arts events for 2012.
Discovery’s last flight sends it to Smithsonian
The workhorse of the space shuttle fleet gets a prime location at the museum.
Crystal Bridges: A world-class museum from the land of Wal-Mart
An American art museum in Arkansas has ruffled feathers, challenged stereotypes and raised expectations as this country’s newest major cultural institution.
Remaking D.C., and its art scene
Art patrons Mera and Donald Rubell helped transform parts of Miami. Now the couple aims to do the same in Southwest Washington.
How to visit a museum without going
Experts agree that museums are inexorably moving into the brave new virtual world.
Stuck between conceptual and literal
REVIEW | New memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. turns out to be a relatively modest affair.
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