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Docent Phoebe Kline began at SAAM in 1974 and she's still going strong.

Howard Kaplan
Writer

The development of a new laser technology allowed for the successful conservation treatment and return of this important color field painting to public view

Anna Nielsen
Conservation Program Coordinator

A personal journal by museum educator Geoffrey Cohrs
Geoffrey Cohrs
Docent Coordinator

Joseph Cornell, who was born in 1903 on Christmas Eve, often created handmade objects to give as gifts during the holidays.
Laura Augustin
Curatorial Assistant

For centuries humans have been bringing the outside in, brightening up interior spaces by incorporating plants into homes and offices. Twice a year, horticulturists at the Smithsonian mimic rain and wind to help keep the trees in the Kogod Courtyard happy and thriving.
Virginia Thaxton

SAAM educator Phoebe Hillemann reflects on creating resources to spark curiosity for learners of all ages who view William H. Johnson’s Fighters for Freedom series

Phoebe Hillemann
Teacher Institutes Educator

SAAM talks with the artist about her inspirations and the process of creating a portable mural
Wendy Rose

Claudia Zapata
Former Curatorial Assistant of Latinx Art

The Little Friends of Printmaking have created posters for the Renwick Gallery including for the current exhibition, This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
Amy Hutchins
SAAM Marketing Manager

Creating visual descriptions to help blind or low vision visitors experience and appreciate works of art
Hannah Owh

One SAAM educator explores creating a meaningful partnership with a community-based organization to achieve something neither could have done alone.
Elizabeth Dale-Deines

Hear from SAAM’s education team about leading during the pandemic as teachers transitioned to online teaching

Nora Atkinson, curator-in-charge of SAAM’s Renwick Gallery, reflects on an unprecedented year and a half and the universal force of nature

Nora Atkinson
The Fleur and Charles Bresler Curator-in-Charge, Renwick Gallery

Behind-the-Scenes07/12/2021
SAAM’s third floor galleries for modern and contemporary art are closed to the public temporarily beginning Monday, July 12 to make way for new artworks and new stories.

Katie Hondorf
Public Affairs Specialist

Senior Curator Eleanor Jones Harvey takes readers behind the scenes of an exhibition’s 17-month run

Eleanor Jones Harvey
Senior Curator (19th-Century Art)