Raising a Glass to Change
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.
Categories
Blog Category: Behind-the-Scenes
From exhibition sneak peeks to staff-only spaces, share an inside look at SAAM and the Renwick Gallery.
-
-
Lessons Learned from Alexander von Humboldt
Senior Curator Eleanor Jones Harvey takes readers behind the scenes of an exhibition’s 17-month runCategories -
The Art of the Teleconference
Transform your Zoom virtual background or computer desktop into a work of artCategories -
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.
Categories -
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, July 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