Smithsonian American Art Museum
Virtual “Fighters for Freedom” Juneteenth Conversation
Online, Smithsonian American Art MuseumExplore how artist William H. Johnson depicted the history behind the fight for freedom and the abolition of slavery in the United States in this exciting virtual talk. SAAM’s Augusta Savage Curator of African American Art, Dalila Scruggs, will moderate a conversation between Hampton University Art Museum Curator of Collections, Kenlontae’ Turner, and SAAM’s Teacher […]
Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Janel Leppin
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesCelebrate a uniquely American art form with “Take 5: Jazz at SAAM”, a series of free, live performances in the Kogod Courtyard. Janel Leppin, a cellist, composer, arranger, and singer, has been a part of Washington, DC’s creative music community for the last 20 years. She will perform a mix of chamber and experimental jazz […]
Eye-Popping Art: Tours for People with Colorblindness
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesWant to see art in a new light? SAAM welcomes those who are colorblind for an in-person exploration of selected works from the museum’s collection. Rediscover old favorites and learn about other offerings on a docent-led tour using museum-provided colorblind correcting glasses. Smithsonian American Art Museum; Meet in the F Street Lobby Free | Registration […]
Art Bites Gallery Talk
Renwick Gallery Pennsylvania Ave. at 17th St. NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin 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 tells us about an ever-changing culture in the United States. Kéla Jackson, Terra Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in American Art, discusses L'Merchie Frazier’s “From a Birmingham […]
“Lessons of the Hour” Gallery Talk
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesJoin curators Saisha Grayson and Charlotte Ickes for a gallery talk about Isaac Julien’s tour de force Lessons of the Hour, jointly acquired for the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The film installation interweaves period reenactments across five screens to create a vivid picture of nineteenth-century activist, […]