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The Renwick Gallery is located steps from the White House in the heart of historic federal Washington.The Renwick Gallery is a twenty-five minute walk from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which shares its space with the National Portrait Gallery.
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The Renwick Gallery is located steps from the White House in the heart of historic federal Washington. This National Historic Landmark was designed by architect James Renwick Jr. in 1858 and was the first building in the United States built specifically to be an art museum.
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Mar 8, 2024 · Welcome to the Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery. Explore the sweep of four centuries of the the American imagination at the nation's flagship museum for American art and craft. Dive into inspiring artworks, special exhibitions, and the reimagined collection — American Voices and Visions: Modern and Contemporary Art.
Renwick Gallery. / 38.899111°N 77.039056°W / 38.899111; -77.039056. The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum located in Washington, D.C. that displays American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st century. The gallery is housed in a National Historic Landmark building that was opened in 1859 on ...
- 1859–1873
- Second Empire
- James Renwick, Jr.
- 1661 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), the nation’s first collection of American art, is the home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of American art in the world. Its artworks reveal America’s rich artistic and cultural history from the colonial period to today, with more than 7,000 artists represented in the collection.
Nov 4, 2015 · Ron Blunt/ Renwick Gallery/ SAAM. The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, after a $30 million renovation, is qualified once again to be called the "American Louvre." Ron Blunt ...