Smithsonian American Art Museum

By Editorial Team on May 22, 2023

Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023

View the exhibition starting May 26, 2023.

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By Editorial Team on April 10, 2023

April 2023 Programs at Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery for their April 2023 programs.

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By Editorial Team on November 7, 2022

November 2022 Programs at Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

Join Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery for their November 2022 programs.

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By Editorial Team on June 27, 2022

July 2022 at Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery announces their July events.

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By Editorial Team on September 27, 2021

Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano

The exhibition opens on Friday, October 8, 2021.

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By Editorial Team on August 2, 2021

Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Viewfinder Virtual Film Series: Leslie Thornton on Surviving

The opening is scheduled for Thursday, August 5 at 5:30pm ET.

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By Editorial Team on July 26, 2021

Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975-1980

The exhibition is currently on view.

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By Editorial Team on July 26, 2021

Smithsonian American Art Museum Hosts Its First Game Jam as Part of ​ “SAAM Arcade 2021”

The event begins Monday, August 2 at 11:30am.

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By Editorial Team on March 16, 2021

Smithsonian American Art Museum Receives Major Gift of Amish Quilts

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has received an extraordinary gift of masterpiece Amish quilts from the collection of Faith and Stephen Brown. The group of quilts is the largest and most significant collection of Amish quilts to enter any major art museum’s permanent collection. The quilts were made between the...

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By Editorial Team on March 1, 2021

March 2021 at Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

Virtual Women Filmmakers Festival: Lessons from Environmental Histories with Cecilia Vicuña Wednesday, March 3, 5:30 p.m. ET Join renowned Chilean American artist Cecilia Vicuña for a virtual conversation about her work that explores the deep histories, coastal traditions, and the ecology of her homeland of Chile. Enjoy two short video...

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By Editorial Team on December 1, 2020

Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now 

Exhibition on view through August 8, 2021.

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By Editorial Team on November 16, 2020

November and December 2020 Virtual American Art Programs at Smithsonian American Art Museum

November 2020 Virtual Programs Art & Me Preservation Family Workshop: Unlocking Secrets of the Past Tuesday, November 17, 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ET Make no bones about it—the art doctor is in! Learn how Smithsonian conservators preserve ancient objects made from bone in this engaging online workshop. From a...

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By Editorial Team on October 13, 2020

Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Forces of Nature: Renwick Invitational 2020

Exhibition on view through June 27, 2021.

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By Editorial Team on March 2, 2020

March 2020 at Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery announce March 2020 events.

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Weekly Events List: February 19–23

Receptions at DC Arts Center, Open Gallery, Studio Gallery, King Street Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Convergence Arts Initiative, Morton Fine Art, Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries, Calloway Fine Art & Consulting, Hamiltonian, and CULTIVATE.

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