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.
Up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, bursting with creativity
![Up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, bursting with creativity](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212061753/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/12/06/Style/Images/edit2.jpg)
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](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212061753/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/11/29/Style/Images/PureLand_Medicine_Buddha.jpg)
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](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212061753im_/http://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/sites/twpweb/img/blogs/spacer.gif)
The artist’s drypoints, etchings and aquatints are lighter than earlier shows, even in mostly black.
The Civil War aesthetic
![The Civil War aesthetic](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212061753/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/11/07/Style/Images/Homer_TheBrightSide.jpg)
Rather than focusing on battle scenes, a Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibit examines the effect on artists and their work.
Museum news
Special reports
![](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212061753im_/http://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/sites/twpweb/img/blogs/spacer.gif)
Fall arts preview 2012
Fall into theaters, museums, concert halls and more with our critics’ recommendations for the best autumn arts events for 2012.
![](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212061753/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_172x114/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/04/06/Others/Images/2012-04-06/FLADISCOVRY003_1333726081.jpg)
Discovery’s last flight sends it to Smithsonian
The workhorse of the space shuttle fleet gets a prime location at the museum.
![](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212061753im_/http://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/sites/twpweb/img/blogs/spacer.gif)
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.
![](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212061753/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_172x114/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2011/09/30/Web-Resampled/2011-09-30/Select Rubell NW8L8629 JSP_1316801880--172x114.jpg)
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.
![](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212061753/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_172x114/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2011/09/27/Style/Images/JB_Cell_2.jpg)
How to visit a museum without going
Experts agree that museums are inexorably moving into the brave new virtual world.
![](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212061753/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_172x114/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2011/08/21/Style/Images/MLK 98_1313946540.jpg)
Stuck between conceptual and literal
REVIEW | New memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. turns out to be a relatively modest affair.
Elsewhere in Entertainment
The Post Most: EntertainmentMost-viewed stories,videos, and galleries in the past two hours