A 15,000‑sq‑ft museum under the Lincoln Memorial will open this July, turning a hidden undercroft into an immersive history space.

Philip Glass withdrew his Lincoln symphony from the Kennedy Center; the Boston Symphony will premiere it at Tanglewood on July 5. The move spotlights a culture clash over who shapes national arts institutions.

The National Law Enforcement Museum’s new "Without Warning" exhibit brings the blue Caprice and the Bushmaster rifle from the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks into a gallery that centers victims and the investigation.