Renwick Gallery
Washington, D.C. · Official site
The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum located in Washington, D.C. that displays American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st century. The gallery is housed in a National Historic Landmark building that was opened in 1859 on Pennsylvania Avenue and originally housed the Corcoran Gallery of Art. When it was built in 1859, it was called "the American Louvre", and is now named for its architect James Renwick Jr.
Past exhibitions (3)
Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023
26 May 2023 — 31 Mar 2024
Craft and collective memory at the Renwick Invitational 2023
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
13 May 2022 — 2 Apr 2023
Craft as activism: fiber, ceramics, glass, wood, and metal.
Janet Echelman's 1.8 Renwick
from 1 Jul 2020
Janet Echelman transforms the Renwick Gallery's Grand Salon with a monumental, billowing net sculpture that responds to light, wind, and touch — a landmark installation not to be missed.