Potential move was one option for solving museum's financial crisis. (Post)

Corcoran Gallery of Art to stay put

Museum leaders’ end six months of uncertainty over the future of museum, its historic NW D.C. home.

Year in review: art and architecture

Year in review: art and architecture

2012 meant insightful shows on Miro and Bellows, and exciting plans for the District’s main library.

Top 10 museums of 2012

Top 10 museums of 2012

The exhibits, trends, events and gifts that made the year special.

Up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, bursting with creativity

Up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, bursting with creativity

Robert Kuhn spent almost half his life in seclusion, but his jazz-inspired abstract pieces sing with exuberance.

‘Pure Land’ points the way forward

‘Pure Land’ points the way forward

The Sackler Gallery’s immersive, 3-D tour is simple, stunning and is the future of cultural immersion.

Per Kirkeby airs out the abstract

Per Kirkeby airs out the abstract

The artist’s drypoints, etchings and aquatints are lighter than earlier shows, even in mostly black.

The Civil War aesthetic

The Civil War aesthetic

Rather than focusing on battle scenes, a Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibit examines the effect on artists and their work.

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.

Washington, D.C. Visitors guide

Make the most of your time in D.C.

Stuck between conceptual and literal

REVIEW | New memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. turns out to be a relatively modest affair.