Smithsonian American Art Museum - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:50:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Smithsonian American Art Museum - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 The Smithsonian’s Orchid Exhibition Returns This Weekend https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/01/26/the-smithsonians-orchid-exhibition-returns-this-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-smithsonians-orchid-exhibition-returns-this-weekend https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/01/26/the-smithsonians-orchid-exhibition-returns-this-weekend/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:02:39 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1674090 The 28th annual orchid exhibition arrives in town this weekend, this year with the title “The Future of Orchids: Conservation and Collaboration.” It opens in the Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery this Saturday, January 27. The new exhibition focuses on the challenges facing wild orchids and highlights the […]

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The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Reimagined Modern and Contemporary Galleries Open This Friday https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/09/18/the-american-art-museums-reimagined-modern-and-contemporary-galleries-open-this-friday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-american-art-museums-reimagined-modern-and-contemporary-galleries-open-this-friday https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/09/18/the-american-art-museums-reimagined-modern-and-contemporary-galleries-open-this-friday/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:16:59 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1654271 The Smithsonian American Art Museum has completely revamped its modern and contemporary art galleries. The space—which is home to one of the museum’s most popular pieces, Nam June Paik’s “Electronic Superhighway”—will reopen this Friday. Closed since 2021, the third-floor galleries now tell a fresher, “more expansive view” of American art post-1945 to today, says the […]

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Smithsonian Acquires a Historic Collection Featuring Early Black Photographers https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/08/18/smithsonian-acquires-a-historic-collection-featuring-early-black-photographers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smithsonian-acquires-a-historic-collection-featuring-early-black-photographers Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:50:20 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1545514 In 1975, 19th-century photography historian and collector Larry J. West bought his first daguerreotype—an image depicting an African American man in a tuxedo. After more than 45 years of building his collection of early American photography, West has found a new home for his rare pieces.  The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) purchased 286 objects […]

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Smithsonian Is Reopening Four Museums This Week https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/09/14/smithsonian-is-reopening-four-museums-this-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smithsonian-is-reopening-four-museums-this-week Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:57:29 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1269027 Smithsonian announced Monday that it plans to reopen four additional museums on Friday, September 18, with Covid-19 safety precautions and timed-entry passes. The National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Renwick Gallery, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum will all open their doors as part of the institution’s phased […]

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17 Things to Do Around DC This October https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/09/26/17-things-to-do-around-dc-this-october/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=17-things-to-do-around-dc-this-october Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:38:28 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=856055 How to Up Your Halloween Game Field of Screams, September 27–November 2 If soiling yourself in fear sounds like the right way to celebrate Halloween, Olney’s Field of Screams is the place to go. Michael Lado, creative director of the attraction, shares some of the elements that make for a truly terrifying experience­—even if you’re just […]

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20 Things to Do Around DC This August https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/07/29/20-things-to-do-in-around-this-august/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20-things-to-do-in-around-this-august Mon, 29 Jul 2019 16:09:46 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=787640 Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism By Terry McAuliffe Politics and Prose (Connecticut Avenue), August 1 The former Virginia governor reflects on the Unite the Right white-supremacist rally of August 2017, which brought neo-Nazis to Charlottesville and resulted in the murder of activist Heather Heyer. The book—which also tackles broader issues of race and […]

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3 Things to Know About Bill Traylor, the Former Slave Whose Striking Illustrations Bear Witness to the Jim Crow South https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/09/28/between-worlds-the-art-of-bill-traylor-former-slave-illustrated-jim-crow-south/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=between-worlds-the-art-of-bill-traylor-former-slave-illustrated-jim-crow-south Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:00:28 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=473291 With this exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, trailblazing African-American artist Bill Traylor (1853–1949) gets his first retrospective. Curator Leslie Umberger explains why his work endures. The Man Born enslaved in rural Alabama, Traylor wasn’t taught to read. “His perspective and formative years were influenced by being in a society where not many African-Americans were allowed […]

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The Smithsonian Robot Pepper Can Create Music from Visual Art. Now You Can Hear the Creepy Sample Tracks. https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/09/24/smithsonian-robot-pepper-create-music-visual-art-hear-creepy-sample-tracks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smithsonian-robot-pepper-create-music-visual-art-hear-creepy-sample-tracks Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:17:42 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=468147 “Hi, I’m Pepper!” says the white, four-foot tall, and surprisingly cute robot. The small iPad-like screen on its chest offers options of activities or questions you can ask. The tiniest nose and the tiniest mouth meet an angular, also tiny, chin. Its eyes, which take up about half the size of its face, light up […]

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18 Things To Do Around DC This September https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/08/31/18-things-to-do-around-dc-this-september-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=18-things-to-do-around-dc-this-september-2 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 17:52:13 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=453543 1. National Book Festival Washington Convention Center, September 1 This Library of Congress event boasts an all-star lineup, with literary darlings (Jennifer Egan, Lorrie Moore), political heavyweights (Sonia Sotomayor, Madeleine Albright), and nonfiction notables (Ron Chernow, David Grann) all scheduled to appear (free). We asked a few speakers what they think Washingtonians should be reading. Kai […]

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These Local Galleries All Have Beautiful “Garbage” Art Made From Reused Materials https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/08/29/these-local-galleries-all-have-beautiful-trash-art/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=these-local-galleries-all-have-beautiful-trash-art Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:03:21 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=452215 Some of the most creative artists see beauty in objects others would simply throw away or ignore. Instead of calling it “garbage,” they use the materials to craft art with profound messages and provide new ways for us to see our surroundings. A number of DC museums and galleries display such pieces—here are some of […]

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