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  2. Smithsonian American Art Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM; formerly the National Museum of American Art) is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution.Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, SAAM holds one of the world's largest and most inclusive collections of art made in the United States from the colonial period to the present.

  3. George Gustav Heye Center - Wikipedia

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    The museum is part of the Smithsonian Institution. The center features contemporary and historical exhibits of art and artifacts by and about Native Americans. The center has its origin in the Museum of the American Indian founded by George Heye in 1916. It became part of the national museum and Smithsonian in 1987.

  4. Renwick Gallery - Wikipedia

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    The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum located in Washington, D.C. that displays American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st century. The gallery is housed in a National Historic Landmark building that was opened in 1859 on Pennsylvania Avenue and originally housed the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

  5. Smithsonian Institution - Wikipedia

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    [42] [43] [44] That same year, the Smithsonian signed an agreement to take over the Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (now the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum). [45] The National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum opened in the Old Patent Office Building (built in 1867) on October 7, 1968.

  6. List of Smithsonian museums - Wikipedia

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    National Museum of American History: American history: Washington, D.C. National Mall: 1964 [18] National Museum of the American Indian: Native American history and art: Washington, D.C. National Mall: 2004 [19] [20] National Museum of the American Indian's George Gustav Heye Center: Native American history and art: New York City Bowling Green ...

  7. Statue of George Washington (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

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    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., United States Coordinates 38°53′53″N 77°1′23″W  /  38.89806°N 77.02306°W  / 38.89806; -77.02306  ( Statue of George Washington

  8. National Portrait Gallery (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an famous art museum in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded in 1962 and opened in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of famous and powerful Americans. Along with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the museum is housed in the historic Old Patent Office ...

  9. List of largest art museums - Wikipedia

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    High Museum of Art: Atlanta United States: 8,714 (93,800) [116] 1905 Liaoning Provincial Museum: Shenyang China: 8,500 (91,000) [117] 1949 Gallerie di Piazza Scala: Milan Italy: 8,300 (89,000) [118] 2011 National Art Museum of China: Beijing China: 8,300 (89,000) [119] 1958 San Antonio Museum of Art: San Antonio United States: 8,130 (87,500 ...