2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (348+ words) With Lonnie Bunch set to retire at the end of the year, the Smithsonian Institution’s next secretary will face difficult challenges, according to a Georgetown University historian. Bunch, who has led the Smithsonian since 2019, announced this week that he will…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (482+ words) Sports this weekend: The Nationals host the Angels today, tomorrow, and Sunday. D.C. United hosts Atlanta United at Audi Field Saturday. Loudoun United FC visits Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Saturday. The Washington Spirit host the Boston Legacy at Audi Field Sunday. The…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (198+ words) ARTECHOUSE, one of Washington, D.C.’s most unique art spaces, is back on Friday, debuting a new exhibition after more than a year away. SUBMERGE Project is ARTECHOUSE’s largest group show to date, featuring over 17 different installations, both interactive and immersive....

6+ day, 52+ min ago   (237+ words) (CNN) — Lonnie Bunch III said Tuesday that he will retire as the head of the Smithsonian Institution, a role that placed him at the center of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the world’s largest museum organization. Bunch said in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (759+ words) Billed as “the world’s largest” celebration of global Black music and culture, Afro Plus Fest is taking over 35 acres outside Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, from Friday through Sunday. The three-day lineup includes artists like Tems, Ayra Starr, Davido, Wizkid…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (467+ words) August 12, 2026, 12:36 PM In 1916, Woodrow Wilson was president and the United States had 48 states after Arizona and New Mexico joined the Union just four years earlier. On 12th Street SE in D.C., a three-story brick building with a tin mansard roof opened its…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (416+ words) SPACE PLACE: Partial eclipses of the sun and moon will take place this August August 1, 2026, 12:04 PM The American Black Film Festival kicks off its pop-up tour in D.C. this fall, launching a three-day showcase of films, conversations and industry programming at…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (481+ words) Updated on July 27, 2026. The National Gallery of Art’s neoclassical West Building is home to one of the world’s best collections of paintings, sculpture, and more, dating from the 13th to the 20th century. The I.M. Pei–designed East Building opened in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (448+ words) “Our history doesn't need a government warning label.” “Black lives and Black history matters.” These messages were written on signs by local history teachers Dwayne Williams and Mark Ehlers as they protested outside the Smithsonian Museum of American History in…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (582+ words) Hundreds of citizens are walking the halls of famous museums documenting exhibits as part of a project called Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports. The director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History pushed back Tuesday…...