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Newly inaugurated President Richard M. Nixon at what is now the National Museum of American History, with Patricia Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward F. Cox on Jan. 20, 1973. (Richard Hofmeister/Smithsonian Institution Archives)

Trump isn’t the first to interfere with the Smithsonian. Nixon did, too.

First the White House ordered up a costly political exhibition. Then reelection officials told the Smithsonian to wall off a “controversial” voting rights show, a curator later recalled.

Lauren Gillespie's theme for this collage was the invasive spotted lanternfly, which can negatively affect the health of plants and trees.

Putting It All Together (After Taking It Apart)

Collage class helps GW students learn to see in new ways.

The Korean Times covers Corcoran exhibit Ecriture with the Body

The Korean Times covers Corcoran exhibit Ecriture with the Body

Congratulations to Prof. Jung-Sil Lee (Corcoran Art History) and guest curator Prof. Koh Dong-Yeon.

A Collector’s Legacy: Dr. Luther W. Brady’s Gift to GW

A Collector’s Legacy: Dr. Luther W. Brady’s Gift to GW

When Dr. Brady, a GW alumnus and Board of Trustees member, found an artist’s work he liked, he would collect many works by that artist, building a wonderful collection of paintings, drawings, prints...

ALIAS exhibition

Expression takes shape in larger-than-life exhibit

What was once a plain, white gallery in the Flagg Building has been brought to life with the abstract shapes and vibrant colors of the Corcoran School of Arts & Design’s latest exhibit.

Wesaam Al-Badry and Peter van Agtmael

George Washington University’s Corcoran School of the Arts and Design Presents Americas, Part One of Exhibition Series

In collaboration with For Freedoms, Americas explores the work of two photographers looking at contemporary American experience over two decades

24 hour theatre festival

Creativity, choreography, casting: Corcoran students churn out productions in 24 hours

Twenty-four hours before the curtain opened, writers, directors and actors hunkered down in the Leggette room of the Smith Hall of Art on Friday, hoping to craft an original show for their 6 p.m....

Music can be a powerful way for political candidates to connect with voters and convey a message. Here are the songs the New York City mayoral candidates chose.

The Songs of the 2025 New York Mayoral Race

Music can be a powerful way for political candidates to connect with voters and convey a message. Here are the songs the New York City mayoral candidates chose.

Douglas Boyce examines a score at a rehearsal ahead of his concert at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design Friday.

Professor blends convention, ingenuity in latest classical guitar composition

On Friday night, echoes of applause filled an open, intimate and high-ceilinged room as a guitarist prepared to debut the new arrangement of an innovative composer who also doubles as a GW professor.

Neurologist Aaron Berkowitz, B.A./B.S. ’99

Music, Medicine and Mind

A double major in biological sciences and music at GW laid the foundation for Aaron Berkowitz to pursue a career to improve neurological care in underserved populations.