Pandemic Face Masks by Native Women Artists
Adding functional and artistic masks to SAAM’s collection during Covid-19 projects artists’ messages of strength, resilience, and hope.
Eye Level
Eye Level is the blog of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery. Publishing behind-the-scenes museum stories since 2005.
Time to Hibernate
SAAM's director, Stephanie Stebich, talks about closing the museum due to Covid 19 and the online offering we continue to produce during this time.
Happy Birthday Wayne Thiebaud!
Reflecting on the artist’s “light and color and joy and humor,” and his nudge to look closer and think harder about the world that surrounds us
¡Printing the Revolution! at SAAM Celebrates Chicanx Voices
The groundbreaking exhibition explores how Chicanx artists have linked innovative printmaking practices with social justice
Luce Listening Party: Lotion Princess
Sasha Snoad shares thoughts on making music and creative life in DC in a conversation hosted by Paul Vodra of Hometown Sounds.
Cake It Easy: Celebrating Wayne Thiebaud’s 100th Birthday
We knead your help celebrating this iconic American artist’s centenary!
Unpacking and Preserving William H. Johnson’s Fighters for Freedom Series
Unpacking and Preserving William H. Johnson’s Fighters for Freedom Series
Explore William H. Johnson’s powerful “Fighters for Freedom” series through the lens of a conservator.
Traditions and Change: The Transformation of Día de los Muertos in the United States
Chicano artists and activists blended cultural and visual traditions to create modern Day of the Dead celebrations in the U.S.
Twelve Classic Halloween Movies Paired with Boo-tiful Artworks
This October we are re-watching some old, classic creepy movies and finding a similar mood in artworks from the museum’s collection.
Second Nature
Stephanie Stebich, the Margaret and Terry Stent Director, takes a closer look at the exhibitions on view at the Renwick Gallery that explore our relationship with nature
Jeopardy! Champion Ken Jennings on Lessons Learned from Alexander von Humboldt
Jeopardy! Champion Ken Jennings on Lessons Learned from Alexander von Humboldt
“I’ll take Alexander von Humboldt for $500, Alex.”
Road Trip: Morocco on my Mind
SAAM's artworks transport the author back to her beloved Morocco without having to leave home.
Comfort Food in the Luce Foundation Center
For your viewing pleasure, a menu of tasty works of art from the Luce Foundation Center.
“Who Run The World?” Celebrating the 19th Amendment Centennial
A special Handi-hour program that explores the connections between craft and suffrage.
Level Up: Playing to Document and Preserve Video Games
Ever wonder what it takes to conserve and preserve video games? Our collections care initiative fellow at SAAM tells us how.
Living History, Changing History
Inspired by the late politician and Civil Rights Activist, John Lewis, and his call for "good trouble."