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Up-close photo of Jeff Bezos in dark blue shirt

Jeff Bezos’ Latest Donation to the Smithsonian Is a $12m Grant

Bezos is turning his attention toward a different Amazon.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Classical style building with tall stone columns

The First Bank of the U.S. Will Become a Museum of the American Economy

The bank, which opened in the 1790s, was first proposed by Alexander Hamilton.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
BALTIMORE, MD- NOVEMBER 12: "12 Portraits of Remington Residents", 2012, by Gaia is seen in the Contemporary Wing of the Baltimore Museum of Art on Monday November 12, 2012 in Baltimore, MD. The wing includes works by Andy Warhol among other artists. (

With Admission Fees, the Question Is: What Should a Museum Be?

'What is it about art that it shouldn’t be paid for?'
By Daniel Grant
Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

Is the Guillermo Del Toro Art Show Pandering? Ancient Dolphin Species Found… & More

By Guelda Voien
Shia LaBeouf, Nastja Rönkkö and Luke Turner.

Where in the World Is Shia LaBeouf? Smithsonian Heads to London

By Alanna Martinez
At the new Cooper-Hewitt. (Photo: Local Projects)

The Cooper-Hewitt’s Connected Pen Brings Visitors Back, Online

By Brady Dale
Gerhard Richter

Gerhard Richter: My Prices Are Too High, Are Degas Sculptures at AIC Fakes? and More

By Guelda Voien
Bill Cosby

Disney World Removes Cosby Statue; Smithsonian Keeps Actor’s Art Collection On View

By Guelda Voien
An ariel view of the Olympic Stadium on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell-Pool/Getty Images)

Smithsonian Plans to Open First UK Venue in London’s Olympic Park

By Alanna Martinez

Rutgers professor Clement Price remembered for uniting Newark beyond politics

By Mark Bonamo

Art World Interconnectedness at the Smithsonian

By Rozalia Jovanovic
Packing list, Adolf Konrad, December 16, 1963.

So Much To Do… Write it Down! Listmakers Hit the Morgan Library

By W.M. Akers

Smithsonian Jumps for Van Halen Guitar! What’s Next for America’s Attic?

By Daniel D'Addario

MoMA Acquires and Promptly Displays David Wojnarowicz’s Controversial A Fire in My Belly

By Julia Halperin

Smithsonian Tells True Story With Showtime

By Gillian Reagan

Senior Editor Leaves Smithsonian's Book Division For Seed Magazine

By Leon Neyfakh

Check Out This Drama: Class Warfare in Lane 2

By Ralph Gardner Jr.
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