Cake It Easy: Celebrating Wayne Thiebaud’s 100th Birthday
We knead your help celebrating this iconic American artist’s centenary!
Eye Level
Eye Level is the blog of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery. Publishing behind-the-scenes museum stories since 2005.
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."
Fire, Cloud, Earth: Native Women Artists at SAAM
A closer look at three Native women artists in SAAM's collection
SAAM Arcade: Focus on Women in the Video Games Industry
Five Questions with Renee Bates, visual development artist and professor at Ringling College of Art & Design
SAAM Arcade: Game Changers
Celebrating the ratification of the 19th Amendment by highlighting women’s narratives and contributions to the video games industry
Getting Crafty: Make an Alexander Calder-inspired Mobile
An Alexander Calder mobile in time for the artist's 122nd birthday.