Exterior of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture in Washington, DC, home to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Stuart Davis (1894–1964), Int’l Surface No. 1, 1960, oil on canvas. Smithsonian American Art Museum. |
Tom Wolfe (b. 1931) by Everett Raymond Kinstler, 2000, oil on canvas. National Portrait Gallery; gift of Sheila Wolfe. © 2002 Everett Raymond Kinstler. |
The National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum are located in the heart of downtown Washington, DC. Their National Historic Landmark building is a dazzling showcase for American art and portraiture that celebrates the vision and creativity of Americans. The museums share a main entrance at 8th and F Streets, NW, which provides easy access to current information on special exhibitions, public programs, and other visitor amenities.
The museums and their specialized new facilities—the Lunder Conservation Center, the Luce Foundation Center for American Art, the Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium, and the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard—are known collectively as the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture.
Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard is enclosed with an elegant glass canopy, a signature element shared by the two museums. It was designed by world-renowned architects Foster + Partners and provides a distinctive, contemporary accent to the museums’ Greek Revival building.
Lunder Conservation Center
The museums share the innovative Lunder Conservation Center, the first art conservation facility with floor-to-ceiling glass windows that allow the public permanent behind-the-scenes views of the museums’ preservation work. Visitors can learn about conservation science through educational kiosks, videos, and public programs.
