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Blog Category: Behind-the-Scenes
From exhibition sneak peeks to staff-only spaces, share an inside look at SAAM and the Renwick Gallery.
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Women's Films, All of Our Futures
Join us at SAAM for the second Women Filmmakers Festival March 6 and 7Categories -
Behind the Screens: Chiura Obata
Chiura Obata: American Modern contains some of the artist's rarely seen folded screens.Categories -
Embrace the Dust: A Burning Man Journal
A personal journal by museum educator and first time Burner, Geoffrey Cohrs.Categories -
Thinking Outside the Box: Joseph Cornell for the Holidays
Joseph Cornell, who was born on Christmas Eve, 1903, often created handmade objects to give as gifts during the holidays.Categories -
Sneak Peek: Renwick Invitational 2018
Disrupting Craft: Renwick Invitational 2018 opens Friday, November 9, and might be just what you need this week. -
Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor opens today
Bill Traylor (ca. 1853–1949) is among the most important American artists of the twentieth century.
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More Pepper, Please!
Scanning... Scanning... Pepper the robot has a few surprising special skills to share at Technology Family Day.Categories -
You Are Invited: "Happy Birthday, Nam June Paik"
Curator of New Media, Saisha Grayson, introduces artist Saya Woolfalk who will speak at the Nam June Paik birthday event, Juky 22, 2018.Categories -
Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen Now OpenInstalling Trevor Paglen's Prototype for a Nonfunctional Satellite in the exhibition Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen.Categories -
Paint the Town Red
The exterior of the Reynolds Center, home to SAAM and NPG, is being lit red in honor of the Washington Capitals, and the Stanley Cup playoffs.Categories -
Dancing at SAAM: Vote for Us!
SAAM has created a dance for Museum Dance Off 5: The Last Dance.Categories -
Discover the Art of Burning Man at the Renwick
"No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man" brings the large-scale, participatory work from this desert gathering to the nation’s capital for the first time.Categories -
Sneak Peek: Burning Man's Temple at the Renwick
No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, opens on Friday, March 30, and features large-scale installations--the artistic hallmark of Burning Man--at the core of the exhibition. These include a temple designed for the Renwick's Grand Salon by David Best.Categories -
Who Wore it Better? Burning Man Dresses up the Renwick
In addition to the large-scale artworks currently being installed at No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, opening at the Renwick Gallery of Art on March 30, the exhibition features hand-made jewelry and clothing such as Iranian-born designer, Gelareh Alam's "warrior chic."Categories -
Sneak Peek: Burning Man Unfolds at the Renwick
What's going on behind-the-scenes at the Renwick Gallery? While the Renwick is closed, it's far from dark: artists are installing the large-scale works that will be a part of No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, opening on March 30.Categories