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A critically acclaimed National Gallery show must come down, so workers are moving the art without pay

WASHINGTON – The Rachel Whiteread sculpture show at the National Gallery of Art ended its four-month run this weekend, but because of the partial government shutdown, no one had been able to...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

The Kennedy Center cancels its Garrison Keillor event

Public radio icon Garrison Keillor, who was dropped by Minnesota Public Radio after a co-worker accused him of inappropriate behavior, will not appear in the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall on...

DATE: Jan 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Online campaign saves Dorothy’s ruby slippers

The Smithsonian’s crowd-sourced campaign to fund the preservation of Dorothy’s ruby slippers reached its goal in seven days, raising more than $301,000 from 5,400 contributors, officials rep...

DATE: Oct 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

National Gallery acquires rare 17th-century Dutch painting; will be on display starting Tuesday

WASHINGTON – Timing is everything. The National Gallery of Art will open an exhibition Tuesday featuring a rare 17th-century painting by Caspar Netscher that it acquired only last...

DATE: Oct 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Eisenhower family OKs memorial plan

Relatives didn’t like original design

DATE: Sep 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Eddie Murphy briefly returns to stand-up at Twain Prize ceremony

WASHINGTON - Eddie Murphy showed his appreciation for receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Sunday night by doing something he hasn’t done in almost 30 y...

DATE: Oct 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Arts organizations are hiring in-house journalists to tell their stories

In a dramatic shift in the way cultural institutions communicate with their audiences, arts groups across the country are increasingly cutting out the middleman and publishing news stories w...

DATE: Nov 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

American Indian museum aims to broaden its appeal

WASHINGTON – The confusion begins with the entrance to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, a soaring, curving stone building at the southeastern corner of t...

DATE: Oct 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

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