Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

from 22 Sep 2023 at Smithsonian American Art Museum · Washington, D.C.

This exhibition presents the Smithsonian American Art Museum's galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The display features a broad range of American artistic practices spanning the 20th and 21st centuries, reflecting the museum's commitment to collecting and interpreting significant works across multiple media and aesthetic approaches.

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Smithsonian American Art Museum · Washington, D.C.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution. Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, SAAM holds one of the world's largest and most inclusive collections of art made in the United States from the colonial period to the…

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