Two historic locations
The Smithsonian American Art Museum shares its collections, programs, and exhibitions in two locations in Washington, DC. SAAM’s main building is located at the heart of a vibrant downtown cultural district, while its recently renovated branch museum for contemporary craft and decorative art, the Renwick Gallery, is located nine blocks west, near the White House.
SAAM
Open daily
11:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Closed December 25
Free Admission
American art museum featuring works from the colonial era to the present
8th and F Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20004
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Renwick Gallery
Open daily
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Closed December 25
Free Admission
Branch museum featuring contemporary craft and decorative arts
Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
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Featured Exhibitions
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Parallax Gap
July 1, 2017 – February 11, 2018
Renwick Gallery (Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW)Parallax Gap transforms the Renwick Gallery’s Bettie Rubenstein Grand Salon into a visual puzzle.
