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The Renwick Gallery is closed to the public to prepare for the exhibition Handwork: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, opening November 13.
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The Smithsonian announced the appointment of Lynda Roscoe Hartigan as the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, effective September 8, 2026.
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