On July 1 2006, the $283 million renovated Patent Office Building, home to the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery opened its doors to the public. The two museums and their activities are now known collectively as the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. The Reynolds Center Grand Opening festival was alive with music, food and family activities. The Grand Opening Family Festival featured costumed characters from the collections, gallery tours, performances, free ice cream and live music on every floor of the building.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery are located in a National Historic Landmark building at the heart of Washington's vibrant new downtown, a few blocks from the National Mall. The building is a piece of art that perfectly complements its contents. There is also no clear division as to which part of the building is for portraits and which for art. The galleries are arranged to provide a flow, to tell a story with many diverse characters and settings.
Second Floor - Gilded Age - Sculpture of Female Angel
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Second Floor - Civil War - Civil War mural *
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Second Floor - Impressionism - painting *
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Second Floor - Impressionism - Bust sculpture with Verizon Center in the background.
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Second Floor - Impressionism - Northern light painting
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Second Floor - Western Art - native american paintings *
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Second Floor - Western Art - landscape painting
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Second Floor - The early republic - Statue of Liberty sculpture stands in the south hall of the Reynolds Center.
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Stain glass ceiling window *
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First Floor - American Experience - Painting JOHNSON vs.JEFFERIES Champion Match
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First Floor - American Experience - Sculpture of féminin budda.
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First Floor - Earth tone Spanish tile. *
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Spanish flamenco dancers
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Traditional ornate Jarocho-style dress from Veracruz, Mexico *
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First Floor - Americans Now - Portrait painting of Admiral Nimitz *
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