SAAM Opens New Café

The Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery launched a new Courtyard Café menu, including a quiche of the week and Illy Italian gourmet espresso. The Museum stores also re-opened with a new redesign and products. New products include lampwork glass jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, Pantone-color-inspired products such as folding chairs and espresso sets, and merchandise—mugs, magnets and journals—inspired by items in the permanent collection. In April, Kim Sajet will become the new director of the National Portrait Gallery, currently CEO of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.