Smithsonian American Art Museum

This beautiful museum is a comprehensive collection of American art. Perfect for educational tours, the pieces show America through history – a glimpse at how we saw ourselves and the world, as well as how we see it today. The collections include paintings and sculpture as well as contemporary crafts, graphic arts, and other unique artistic media. They encompass the time of the American colonies and the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They represent every culture, region, and tradition. And the museum is constantly expanding its acquisitions, creating galleries rich with artistic interpretations from both yesterday and today.