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Friday, December 5, 2014

2014 - 2016 Advance Exhibition Schedule - Smithsonian American Art Museum Our Coverage Sponsored by Martin's Tavern of Georgetown Est. 1933

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Exhibitions are in galleries at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's main building, located at Eighth and F streets N.W., unless otherwise noted. Nationally touring exhibitions are listed on p. 5. The Renwick Gallery, the museum's branch for craft and decorative art, is closed for renovation.

Dates and exhibitions are all subject to change.


EXHIBITIONS 

Now through Feb. 8, 2015 -- Richard Estes' Realism


April 3, 2015 - Aug. 30, 2015 -- The Artistic Journey of Yasuo Kuniyoshi

April 24, 2015 - Sept. 7, 2015 -- Watch This! Revelations in Media Art

Oct. 23, 2015 - March 20, 2016 -- Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty

Oct. 30, 2015 - April 3, 2016 -- Living Modern


PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATIONS

Now through Feb. 1, 2015 -- Untitled: The Art of James Castle


Feb. 27, 2015 - Aug. 2, 2015 -- Mingering Mike's Supersonic Greatest Hits

About the Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

The Smithsonian American Art Museum celebrates the vision and creativity of Americans with artworks in all media spanning more than three centuries. Its main building, a National Historic Landmark, is located at Eighth and F streets N.W. in the heart of a revitalized downtown arts district. Open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (closed Dec. 25). Admission is free. Metrorail station: Gallery Place/Chinatown (Red, Yellow and Green lines). Smithsonian Information: (202) 633-1000. Museum information (recorded): (202) 633-7970. Follow the museum on Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, Flickr,Pinterest, iTunes U and ArtBabble.Website: americanart.si.edu.

The Renwick Gallery, the museum's branch for craft and decorative arts, is currently closed for renovation. Its Second Empire-style building, a National Historic Landmark, was designed by architect James Renwick Jr. in 1859 and completed in 1874. It is located steps from the White House in the heart of historic federal Washington, at Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street N.W. Renovation updates are available online, americanart.si.edu/renwick.

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