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LATEST ARTICLES ( 525 )

• Standing Together

  Hanging in the halls of of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, before it closed temporarily as a public health precaution to support the national effort to... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Mother's Day Crafting

  Mother's Day is on Sunday and if you're not able to get your mom an Alexander Calder Pin, you can create a similar flower with just a few supplies you likely... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Hey Mom, I Made You This Card

  We've been thinking about mothers a lot lately. Not just because they do so much for everyone under normal circumstances, but because these days, many moms are... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Take Me to Church: A Road Trip In Honor of Painter Frederic Edwin Church

  Here at SAAM, we like to celebrate artist birthdays. In honor of Frederic Edwin Church, who plays a prominent role in our exhibition Alexander von Humboldt and... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Sonnet for the Tiger King

  For those of you looking for the soothing balm of Patrick Stewart reading aloud Shakespeare's sonnets, this is not your blog post. Instead we present a riff on... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Mysteries of the First Mastodon

  Bones from the last ice age might be standard for a natural history conservator, but it's not the norm here at an art museum. As an objects conservator at the... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Chiura Obata: Artist Interrupted

  A recent review of the internationally touring exhibition Chiura Obata: American Modern in the called Obata's works, "a marvel of invention, nuance and emotiona... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Hips Don't Lie: The American Incognitum

  While the Smithsonian American Art Museum rarely houses fossil remains, an amazing specimen, the original "Peale Mastodon" skeleton, is part of the upcoming... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Designing for Humboldt: Five Questions with Karen Siatras

  Karen Siatras is a graphic designer in SAAM's Publications office. For her most recent project, the massive exhibition catalogue that accompanies Alexander... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Brush with Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt and Frederic Church

  What made Alexander von Humboldt a superstar in the 1800s was Cosmos, his global best-selling, multi-volume series on his scientific observations and... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Stemming the Tide: A Call to Climate Action for Cultural Heritage

  On March 5-6, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Smithsonian's National Collections Program presented an informative, inspirational, and action-oriente... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Flower Exploration and Natural Dye Lab

  Gloria Kenyon, senior public programs coordinator at SAAM, leads the museum's Handi-hour programs. Since we can't craft as a group at the moment, Gloria offers ... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Make Your Own Sun Print and Explore an Early Form of Photography

  Bertha E. Jaques, Elderberry Blossoms, 1910, cyanotype photogram, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• SAAM’s Best Friends: Animals in Art and at Home

  Hello from my living room, which is doubling as my office. My beloved-and very vocal-dog, Penelope, is not happy about this arrangement. She does not like this... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• We’ve Got Your Back...Pack

  During the school year, thousands of students visit SAAM for field trips and student programs. So how can we continue to support students during an extended... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Art of the Teleconference

  These are strange times at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery, with our buildings in Washington, DC closed temporarily as a public health... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Museum from Home: Crafting Edition

  Gloria Kenyon, senior public programs coordinator at SAAM, leads the museum's Handi-hour programs. Since we can't craft as a group at the moment, Gloria offers ... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Art of Difficult Times

  Even in the toughest times, we continue to look to art to bring us stories that elevate our shared humanity through the extraordinary creativity of artists whos... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Writing on the Wall

  Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists, is currently on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery, the third stop on a national tour... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Shelter from the Storm: the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria

  The Smithsonian American Art Museum's Chief of Conservation Amber Kerr and Paintings Conservator Gwen Manthey traveled to Puerto Rico for two weeks last summer... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE