Now through Feb. 22, 2015 — The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art
April 3, 2015 – Aug. 30, 2015 — The Artistic Journey of Yasuo Kuniyoshi
April 24, 2015 – Sept. 7, 2015 — Watch This! Revelations in Media Art
Oct. 23, 2015 – March 20, 2016 — Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty
Oct. 30, 2015 – April 3, 2016 — Living Modern
Spring 2018 — Bill Traylor: Retrospective
PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATIONS
Now through Feb. 15, 2015 — Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image
Feb. 27, 2015 – Aug. 2, 2015 — Mingering Mike’s Supersonic Greatest Hits
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, is located at Eighth and F streets N.W. in the heart of a revitalized downtown arts district. Open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (closed Dec. 25). Admission is free. Metrorail station: Gallery Place/Chinatown (Red, Yellow and Green lines). Smithsonian Information: (202) 633-1000. Museum information (recorded): (202) 633-7970. Follow the museum on Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, iTunes U and ArtBabble.Website: americanart.si.edu.
The Renwick Gallery, the museum’s branch for craft and decorative arts, is currently closed for renovation. Its Second Empire-style building, a National Historic Landmark, was designed by architect James Renwick Jr. in 1859 and completed in 1874. It is located steps from the White House in the heart of historic federal Washington, at Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street N.W. Renovation updates are available online, americanart.si.edu/renwick.