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National Museum of African American History and Culture

A large cobalt-blue rooster sculpture stands on the rooftop terrace of the National Gallery of Art’s East Building in Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol visible in the distance under a cloudy sky.

The Year in Museums: A Relatively Bleak 12 Months With a Few Bright Spots

Maxwell L. Anderson, president of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation and former director of the Dallas Art Museum, worries that the current political climate will affect the policies and actions of institutions “for years to come.”
By Daniel Grant

The Best Gifts From Museum Shops

A treasure trove of artful delights.
By Merin Curotto
A Black trans woman with pink curls and bold makeup poses barefoot in a royal blue gown, holding a torch of orange flowers against a pale pink background.

The Art World Confronts a New Era of Censorship in the U.S.

"While no single person is to blame, it’s clear that institutional fear—shaped by a broader climate of political hostility toward trans lives—played a role," artist Amy Sherald wrote of canceling "American Sublime" at the National Portrait Gallery.
By Elisa Carollo
A woman in a black dress stands in front of a painting

Kendra Walker’s Big Audacious Dream, Three Years In

By Christa Terry

The Most Influential People in the Art World Today

By Dan Duray, Farah Abdessamad, Christa Terry and The Editors

Museums Are Finding Touching Ways to Honor Kobe Bryant’s Legacy

By Helen Holmes

David Adjaye to Design Benin Royal Museum, Housing Artifacts Stolen Under Colonialism

By Helen Holmes
Kadir Nelson, Henrietta Lacks, (HeLa): The Mother of Modern Medicine.

HBO Celebrates ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ With Touring Pop-Up Art Show

By Alanna Martinez
National Museum of African American History.

African American History Museum Tickets Sell Out Online, LA Maps Public Art

By Alanna Martinez
President Barack Obama and four generations of the Bonner family, who are descendants of slaves, stand together to have their picture taken after ringing the First Baptist Church Bell to officially open the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, September 24, 2016.

Visiting the Nearly Perfect African-American History Museum on Its First Day

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
The National Museum of African American History and Culture, while under construction.

Iranian Artist Builds Own Museum, You Can’t Get Into the New African American Museum

By Guelda Voien
Bill Cosby.

Bill Cosby Exhibit Under Fire, Silicon Valley’s 1960s-Inspired Offices—and More

By Alanna Martinez
U.S. President John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) (C) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (1929 - 1994) pose with their family on Christmas Day at the White House, Washington, D.C., December 25, 1962. (L-R): Caroline Kennedy, unidentified, John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960 - 1999), Anthony Radziwill (1959 - 1999), Prince Stanislaus Radziwill, Lee Radziwill, and their daughter, Ann Christine Radziwill. (Photo by John F. Kennedy Library/Courtesy of Getty Images)

Kennedy Family Housewares Head to Auction, Smithsonian Acquires MLK Bust—and More

By Alanna Martinez

In 2015, Art Museums Scrambled to Beef Up Holdings of African-American Artists

By Daniel Grant
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