Arts in Foggy Bottom 2025 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial

April 9, 2025

The Arts in Foggy Bottom Outdoor Sculpture Biennial runs May 3 through October 25, 2025. The show, Homeland|Hostland, launches on May 3rd at 2pm with a special tour by curator […]

Simmie Knox: Selected Works

February 19, 2025

The Kreeger Museum is pleased to present Simmie Knox: Selected Works, on view from February 15th through April 26th, 2025. Works on view include three abstract paintings from 1970 and […]

The U.S. Air Force Band presents Jazz Heritage Series featuring Conrad Herwig

February 7, 2025

Join the Airmen of Note for the kick off of this year’s Jazz Heritage Series featuring Conrad Herwig! A New York-based trombonist acclaimed for his Latin jazz interpretations, Mr. Herwig […]

Painting with Sunlight | A pop-up exhibition in Georgetown

November 25, 2024

DC native Cyanotype artist Ella Barnes is hosting a 7-day pop-up exhibition, titled “Painting with Sunlight,” from November 24 – December 1, 2024, at Grace Street Collective. Ella’s work has […]

Rajiv Vaidya Memorial Lecture 2024: Mira Nair

October 23, 2024

The 2024 Rajiv Vaidya Memorial Lecture is presented by filmmaker Mira Nair, followed by a special screening of her 1988 award-winning Salaam Bombay! India and the World: East, West, and […]

Baseball Family Festival

June 28, 2024

Catch the excitement of the 2024 baseball season with the National Postal Museum’s family festival highlighting the bilingual exhibit Baseball: America’s Home Run. The event will offer fun for all […]

Art Bites Gallery Talk

May 22, 2024

Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one […]

Art Signs: Artful Conversations in ASL 


Curious about American art? Join us for a 30-minute in person conversation about selected works from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection. This program is presented in American Sign Language […]

Virtual “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women” Lecture with Mary Savig


Join Mary Savig, the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft, for a lecture about the exhibition “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women”, now on view at SAAM’s Renwick Gallery. The […]

Art Bites Gallery Talk


Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one […]