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The Art Collectors Program is devoted to the creation and appreciation of contemporary American limited-edition art and to creating a context for collecting and a forum for artists to discuss their work. The Program sells Smithsonian-commissioned contemporary fine art prints and posters by acclaimed American artists like Sam Gilliam and April ...
Smithsonian arranges Museum Day, alternatively Smithsonian Day, when museums in all 50 U.S. states offer limited free admission. In 2018, over 1,400 museums participated. [7] [8] [9] The offer includes a free admission for the ticket holder plus one guest and this ticket is specific to the chosen museum only. [10]
The Arts and Industries Building is the second oldest (after The Castle) of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially named the National Museum, it was built to provide the Smithsonian with its first proper facility for public display of its growing collections. [3]
It was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft and is part of the Smithsonian Institution. It was conceived as the United States' museum of contemporary and modern art and currently focuses its collection-building and exhibition-planning mainly on the post– World War II period, with particular emphasis on art made during the last 50 years.
The Phillips Collection is an art museum founded by Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Phillips was the grandson of James H. Laughlin, a banker and co-founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company.
In January 1970, Richard H. Lytle began a tenure as Archivist which included the 1973 establishment of an oral history program, and the 1976 relocation of the Archives to the Arts and Industries Building. Most of the Smithsonian museums increased acquisitions and conducted surveys during this period; new guides were issued 1971 and 1978.
The Silk Gallery serves to tell the story of these working women and children. [9] This exhibit, a permanent part of the museum, walks visitors through an interactive process of how silk is made. Visitors are able to experience the work done by workers by holding a 20-pound bobbin tray that children carried for hours at the silk factories. [11]
Lunder is the first art conservation facility to allow the public permanent behind-the-scenes views of the preservation work of museums. [16] The Center features floor-to-ceiling glass walls that allow the public to view all aspects of conservation work— work that is traditionally done behind the scenes at other museums and conservation centers.