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American
Visionary Art Museum
800 Key Highway Open Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10am to 8pm. Open Friday and Saturday 10am to 10pm. |
Located in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, the museum displays "outsider" works of art. These artists have received no formal training, yet one has created a scale model of the Lusitania out of toothpicks. Admission $4-6. |
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Arts
and Industries Building
900 Jefferson Dr SW Open Daily 10am to 5:30pm |
The Arts and Industries building houses a re-creation of the 1881 Exposition for which it is named. The original U.S. National Museum, this architectural wonder once held many specimens (such as the Spirit of St. Louis) that are now on display in other Smithsonian museums. Presently, the museum features exhibition spaces and galleries that host historical artifacts and displays, along with a Discovery theater for educational programs. |
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Art Museum of the Americas
201 18th St. NW
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The Art Museum of the Americas houses art from Latin America and the Caribbean. Collections and exhibits feature prominent contemporary artists. The museum is also renown for both its famous Spanish colonial architecture and its community oriented educational programs. |
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Baltimore
Museum of Art
Art Museum Drive (Off Charles Street above 31st Street) Open Wednesday through Friday 10am to 4pm. Saturday and Sunday 11am to 6pm. |
Centered around the Cone Collection which revolves around impressionist masterpieces, the BMA boasts more than 100,000 pieces of art. Sixteen galleries have been added for post-1945 modern art. Admission range $1.50 to 5.50. |
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Black Fashion Museum
2007 Vermont Ave NW Open by appointment only. |
Founded in 1988, the Black Fashion Museum maintains a permanent collection of fashion items and memorabilia that celebrate the contributions of black men and women designers. Exhibits include authentic slave dresses and the clothes of Ms. Rosa Parks. There is also a continuing exhibitions that spotlights the pioneering work of Lois K. Alexander-Lane, founder and director of the Black Fashion Museum |
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The Corcoran Gallery
17th and New York Avenue NW
Open Wednesday through Monday 10am to 5pm. |
With over 14,000 pieces of European and American art, The Corcoran is the largest non-Federal museum in Washington DC. With such artists represented as Whistler, Sargent, Renoir, Monet, Pissaro, de Kooning, Picasso and Calder, it is no wonder that the museum is so popular. And if that isn't enough to entice you, The Corcoran also has rotating world-class exhibitions year round. Suggested contribution is $3. |
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Creighton-Davis Gallery
McLean, VA 22101 Open Daily |
Known for its expansive on-site inventory of modern art, the gallery also maintains a large collection of works from the 15th-20th century. Featured artists include Licthenstein, Rembrant and Warhol. The Creighton-Davis gallery strives to represent new talents in art and is constantly adding to its collection by acquiring pieces from estates. |
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Folger Shakespeare Library
201 East Capitol Street, S.E. Open Monday through Saturday 10am to 4pm Closed all Federal holidays. Tours are free and offered Monday through Saturday at 11am Garden tours are every third Saturday from April through October at 10am and 11am |
The Folger Shakespeare Library houses the world's largest collection of the Bard's printed works and a collection of other rare Renaissance books on all disciplines. The Reading Room is open to scholars and graduate students for research, and to the public sin April. Exhibitions, a museum shop, theatre productions, poetry readings, lectures, chamber music, recitation contests, student fellowships and workshops, and family programs are also offered to the public. Halls at the Folger are available for entertaining. |
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Freer Gallery of Art
12th St. & Jefferson Drive SW Open Daily 10am to 5:30pm (Until 8pm on Thursdays during summer). |
The Freer gallery contains a vast collection of Asian and American artwork. Founded by Charles Lang Freer, the building includes paintings, ceramics, manuscripts and sculptures from areas of China, India, Japan and Persia. The Freer is also home to the largest collection of works by James McNeill Whistler. |
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Hirshhorn Museum And Sculpture Garden
7th St. and Independence Ave.
SW Open Daily |
A beautifully designed circular building with a fountain of concentric circles, the Hirshorn is based upon the extensive 11,000-piece modern art collection of Joseph Hirshhorn. The collection includes art by Picasso, Matisse, Warhol, O'Keefe and Rodin. A sculpture garden outside compliments the museum. |
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International Gallery
1100 Jefferson Dr. SW Open Daily 9am to 5:30pm |
Located in the S. Dillon Ripley Center, the International Gallery consistently hosts displays on significant topics in varying field and cultures. This educational site has many interactive exhibits for visitors to learn with. Please consult the webpage to see the current exhibition. |
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National Gallery Of Art
4th St. & Constitution
Ave. NW Open Daily |
Scattered throughout the meandering hallways and wings and exhibit rooms of the National Gallery's West Wing is a display of art stretching from the third century to present times - a display over 90,000 pieces strong. Besides having the only da Vinci in the United States, "Ginevra de' Benci", the National Gallery has wonderful and diverse collections of impressionists, early Christian art, 15th century Italian paintings, sculptures, and Rembrandts. The East Wing displays 20th-century works by artists such as Miro, Magritte, Van Gogh, Pissarro and Matisse. With very modern architectural design, the East Wing by I.M. Pei is nearly a work of art in itself. |
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National Geographic Explorers Hall
17th and M St. NW Open Monday through Saturday 9am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm. |
Come experience the wonder of National Geographic through interactive exhibits, artifacts on display, and changing major exhibits. The hall also offer Earth Station One, an interactive video presentation using a mammoth globe. |
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The National Museum Of African Art
950 Independence Ave. SW Open Daily |
The museum's extensive collection consists of 7,000 African artworks in wood, metal, ceramic, cloth, and ivory. On long term loan is an exhibition titled "The Ancient Nubian City of Kerma, 2500-1500 BC." which consists of 40 pieces, including ceramics, jewelry and a variety of small ivory animal inlays. |
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and G Streets, N.W. Open Daily 10am to 5:30pm |
The Smithsonian American Art Museum collection began with gifts of art donated
to the federal government in 1829 and has evolved into the world's most
important American art holdings with approximately 39,000 paintings, sculptures,
prints and drawings, photographs, folk art and contemporary crafts.
For more information on exhibitions and programs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, visit our award-winning Web site at AmericanArt.si.edu, write us at info@saam.si.edu, or call (202) 275-1594. |
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National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue NW Open Monday through Saturday 10am to 5pm. Sunday noon to 5pm. |
Representing more than 500 women from nearly 30 countries, this museum holds 2,000 of the world's most important works of art by women. The displays range from pieces of the Renaissance to Georgia O'Keefe. Admission is $3 suggested donation. |
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The National Portrait Gallery
8th and F St NW Open Daily. |
Housed in one of the oldest government structures in Washington - the Old Patent Office Building - the Portrait Gallery was established by Congress as "a free public museum for the exhibition and study of portraiture and statuary depicting men and women who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the people of the United States, and the artists who created such portraiture and statuary." The museum has literally dozens of galleries, each with a specific theme. Some higlights include: Champions of American Sport; The Hall of Presidents; Galleries of Notable Americans; Colonial America; Native Americans; The American Revolution; Science and Invention. |
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Renwick Gallery
17th and Pennsylvania Avenue
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Open Daily 10am - 5:30pm |
Just a stone's throw away from the White House, this majestic building houses U.S. crafts designed from clay, glass, wood, fiber and metal; both past and present. Two rooms are furnished in the styles of the 1860s and the 1870s; the rest of the building is devoted to exhibitions about the diversity of this country's heritage in design, crafts and decorative arts. |
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
1050 Independence Ave. SW. Open Daily 10am to 5:30pm (Open Thursdays until 8pm in summer.) |
Containing over 1000 works of Asian art, the Sackler is renown for its Chinese Bronzes and jades. In 1987, the gallery added the Vever collection; a series of Islamic arts from the 11th to the 19th century. The museum connects with the Freer Gallery of Art, which houses 19th and 20th American art, by an underground exhibition space. |