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Friday, October 19, 2012

Smithsonian American Art Museum Advance Exhibition Schedule 2012 - 2013


2012-2013 Advance Exhibition Schedule 

Exhibitions are in galleries at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's main building, located at Eighth and F streets N.W., unless otherwise noted. Exhibitions of craft and decorative arts are at the museum's branch, the Renwick Gallery, located on Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street N.W. Full descriptions of all exhibitions can be found here



EXHIBITIONS



Now through Feb. 3, 2013 

40 under 40: Craft Futures (Renwick Gallery)

Now through Nov. 3, 2013 

Inventing a Better Mousetrap: Patent Models from the Rothschild Collection



Nov. 16, 2012 - April 28, 2013 

The Civil War and American Art



Dec. 13, 2012 - Aug. 11, 2013 

Nam June Paik: Global Visionary 



April 12, 2013 - July 28, 2013 

Thomas Day: Master Craftsman and Free Man of Color (Renwick Gallery)



June 28, 2013 - Jan. 5, 2014 

A Democracy of Images: Photographs from the Smithsonian American Art Museum



Oct. 4, 2013 - Jan. 12, 2014 

The Cole-Ware Collection of American Baskets (Renwick Gallery)



Oct. 4, 2013 - Jan. 12, 2014 

Infinite Place: The Ceramic Art of Wayne Higby (Renwick Gallery) 



Oct. 25, 2013 - March 2, 2014 

Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art





PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATIONS

Now through Jan. 6, 2013
Abstract Drawings

Permanent
Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image 



Permanent Grand Salon Installation:
Paintings from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Renwick Gallery)








About the Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery 



The Smithsonian American Art Museum celebrates the vision and creativity of Americans with artworks in all media spanning more than three centuries. Its main building, a National Historic Landmark and major example of Greek Revival architecture, is located at Eighth and F streets N.W. in the heart of a revitalized downtown arts district. It is open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., except Dec. 25. Admission is free. Metrorail station: GalleryPlace/Chinatown (Red, Yellow and Green lines). Smithsonian Information: (202) 633-1000. Museum information (recorded): (202) 633-7970. Follow the museum on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, ArtBabble, iTunes and YouTube. Website: americanart.si.edu



The museum's branch for craft and decorative arts, the Renwick Gallery, is steps from the White House in the heart of historic federal Washington. Its Second Empire-style building, also a National Historic Landmark, was designed by architect James Renwick Jr. in 1859 and completed in 1874. Located at Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street N.W., it is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Dec. 25. Admission is free. Metrorail station: Farragut North (Red line) and Farragut West (Blue and Orange lines). 


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