Experience American Art From Home

The Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery’s buildings may be temporarily closed, but the museum is always open online

What digital offerings would you like to see more of? Share your ideas at @AmericanArt on social media or contact us via email.

Video Series

SAAM’s Re:Frame video series explores American art’s many meanings and connections with experts across the Smithsonian.

Featured Exhibition

Chiura Obata: American Modern features 150 paintings and personal effects by one of the most significant California-based artists and Japanese American cultural leaders of the twentieth century.

Webcast

ShiPu Wang, guest curator for the exhibition Chiura Obata: American Modern, discusses Obata’s career and asks the question, "what is art's place in tumultuous times?"

Exhibitions and Collections

Explore past exhibitions, or search for artworks of interest
Watch artist interviews, exhibition-related videos, and more:
Browse artists from A-Z or by U.S. State where they lived or worked
Browse artworks in the collection by category, by color, or even by emoji
Read museum blog posts by category
Find which American artist shares your birthday

Virtual Reality (VR) Experiences

WONDER 360: Renwick Gallery Exhibition (for mobile)
Beyond the Walls: SAAM Permanent Collection (for VR headsets)
No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man: Renwick Gallery Exhibition (for VR headsets)
Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death: Renwick Gallery Exhibition (for mobile)

Visit via Google Street View

Artist Interviews

Meet the Artist: Mark Bradford on Materials, Abstraction, and "Amendment #8"

More Contemporary Artist Interviews on YouTube

Watch more from our Meet the Artist video series.

Latest Blog Post

Blog - Museum's Best Friend, Yosa by Anonymous

SAAM’s Best Friends: Animals in Art and at Home

Because at SAAM everything eventually comes back to American art, some of us have been inspired to model our sweet, sassy, bored, annoyed, sleepy, amusing pets after favorite artworks in our collection. We offer them as amusement and inspiration, and as evidence of the creativity and sense of humor we appreciate in each other.

For K-12 Teachers

Classroom Videoconferences

Explore U.S. history and culture through a free interactive videoconference. Museum presenters create connections between American art and your curriculum, engaging students and lifelong learners at schools, libraries, and senior centers throughout North America. Artful Connections programs promote collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and communication via discussion.

Teacher Guides and Resources

Teacher Guides are listed with corresponding standards and grade levels; most are in PDF format. Student worksheets and other printable resources are also available.