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Hours and Locations

# Smithsonian American Art Museum

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11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25

Admission is free

americanart.si.edu

## About

The nation’s first collection of American art offers an unparalleled record of the American experience, capturing the aspirations, character and imagination of the American people throughout three centuries. The museum is home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of American art in the world, including works by such stylistically diverse luminaries as John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, and Georgia O’Keeffe, housed in one of the oldest public buildings constructed in early Washington.

## Highlights

Early American Art, 19th and 20th–Century Art; Contemporary Art; Photography; Modern Folk and Self-Taught Art; African American Art; Latino Art; New Deal Art; and the Luce Foundation Center for American Art, an interactive public study center.

## Getting Here

### Metrorail

**Metro station:** Gallery Place/Chinatown (9th Street exit); Red, Green, or Yellow line

**Nearest Accessible Metro Entrance:**Gallery Place/ChinatownNE side of 7th St., NW, between F and G St.

Check MetroRail's Elevator and Escalator Service Status page for service disruptions.

### MetroAccess

To provide an address for MetroAccess Paratransit, please use 800 G St, NW. Please note this address is located directly across thestreet from the museum’s entrance.Parking
There is **no public parking facility** for the museum. City-operated metered parking and commercial lots are available.

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Reserved parking near the museums can be purchased in advance through ParkWhiz.Note: *ParkWhiz is a third-party vendor (ParkWhiz Privacy Policy).*
Dining and ShoppingDining
**Courtyard Café**The Café offers a fresh and seasonal menu of American-inspired dishes, as well as coffee drinks, wine, beer, and desserts. Specialty sandwiches, soups, pastries, organic salads, wraps, antipasti, and organic options are all on the menu at this gorgeous, all-seasons location.11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

For assistance with/information on group dining, please visit Group Sales.
Shopping
The SAAM Museum Store features gifts, books, jewelry, and more! The SAAM/NPG Online Museum Store is open anytime.
Accessibility
See **Getting Here**for information on accessible parking and public transportation.

**Accessibility Information and Programs**
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**Disability access service requests:** SAAMaccess@si.edu
- Exhibitions
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Current Exhibitions
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-  **  Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women				              March  28, 2024 – August  26, 2024														              American Art Museum										 
-  **  Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice				              March  8, 2024 – September  8, 2024														              American Art Museum										 
-  **  Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour—Frederick Douglass				              December  8, 2023 – December  6, 2026														              American Art Museum										 
-  **  Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art				              September  22, 2023 – Ongoing														              American Art Museum										 
-  **  Carrie Mae Weems: Looking Forward, Looking Back				              September  22, 2023 – July  7, 2024														              American Art Museum										 
-  **  Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas				              September  15, 2023 – June  2, 2024														              American Art Museum										 
-  **  Artist to Artist				              October  1, 2021 – May  18, 2025														              American Art Museum										 
-  **  Folk and Self-Taught Art				              October  21, 2016 – Ongoing														              American Art Museum										 
-  **  Experience America				              August  14, 2014 – Ongoing														              American Art Museum										 
-  **  Luce Foundation Center for American Art				              July  1, 2006 – Permanent														              American Art Museum										 
-  **  American Art through 1940				              July  1, 2006 – Indefinitely														              American Art Museum										 

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-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Mrs. George Watson 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        The Magic Room 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Stu-mick-o-súcks, Buffalo Bull's Back Fat, Head Chief, Blood Tribe 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Cape Cod Morning 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        The Eclipse 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Maesta 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Manhattan 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Going to Church 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Among the Sierra Nevada, California 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Confrontation 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Untitled, Bronx Storefront, "La Rumba Supermarket" 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        THE LORD WILL DELIVER HIS PEOPLE ACROSS JORDAN 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        State Names 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Modern Head 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Grey Sun 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Neapolitan Meringue 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Radiante 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Triumph of the Egg 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Sin Título, from the series La Tempestad 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman) 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Wild West 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Nude with Guitar 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        42nd St. Nocturne 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        For SAAM 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        (Underpass--New York) 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Subway 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        View of Artist's Home 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Landscape with Sheep 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        The Friction Disappears 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Woman Eating 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Reservoir 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Santa Barbara 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Halo 2600 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Preamble 

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