Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery
Nov 8, 2024 · Explore the sweep of the American imagination across four centuries at the nation's flagship museum for American art and craft. Dive into inspiring artworks, the reimagined collection, and an array of special exhibitions including Glenn Kaino: Bridge .
Museum History - Smithsonian American Art Museum
In 1968, after an extensive interior renovation, the museum opened to the public. To learn more about the history of the building, visit the exhibition Temple of Invention: History of a National Landmark. In 1972, the Renwick Gallery opened to the public as a branch museum featuring American crafts.
Exhibitions - Smithsonian American Art Museum
Browse exhibitions currently on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery.
Visit SAAM | Smithsonian American Art Museum
Sep 14, 2017 · The Smithsonian American Art Museum is the nation’s first collection of American art. Get more visit planning details and find out about accessibility, directions, exhibitions, and visitor guidelines.
First Exhibition To Examine the Intertwined Histories of American ...
Oct 1, 2024 · “The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum examines for the first time the role of sculpture in understanding and constructing the concept of race in the United States over nearly three centuries.
Museum History - Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection began modestly in 1829, when a Washingtonian named John Varden set out to form a museum in the nation's capital for his collection of European art. At first, the art was placed in a room he added to his own house near the U.S. Capitol.
Nationally Touring Exhibition That Rewrites the History of …
The exhibition asserts their place in American art and reveals a broader picture of the American experience by presenting their artworks and life stories in dialogue with each other for the first time. The exhibition is on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s main building in Washington, D.C., from Nov. 15 through Aug. 17, 2025.
American Art Journal | Smithsonian American Art Museum
The journal critically engages material and conceptual conditions of art and provides a forum for the expanding field of American art history. It considers the role played by art in the ongoing transnational and transcultural formation of America as a contested geography, identity, and idea.
About the Museum - Smithsonian American Art Museum
The museum is the home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of American art in the world. Its artworks reveal key aspects of America’s rich artistic and cultural history from the colonial period to today.
Experience America - Smithsonian American Art Museum
The thousands of paintings, sculptures, and murals placed in schools, post offices, and other public buildings stand as a testimony to the resilience of Americans during one of the most difficult periods in U.S. history.