Virtual American Art Programs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery in Washington DC
We have moved our public programming online! Enjoy American Art programs from the safety of home. Please note all programs are offered exclusively online with no in-person option. Registration is required via Eventbrite.
Programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Converse with a Conservator | Outdoor Sculpture
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
5:30 – 6:15 P.M. ET
Learn how museum conservators protect, maintain, and preserve outdoor sculptures. Join SAAM objects conservator Ariel O’Connor for a lively online discussion about the various treatments needed to preserve artwork like Luis Jiménez’s Vaquero, Roy Lichtenstein’s Modern Head, and Alexander Calder’s Gwenfritz in an ever-changing landscape.
Location: Online
Tickets: Free; Registration required
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Lecture – Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture with Eleanor Jones Harvey
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
1– 2 P.M. ET
Join Eleanor Jones Harvey, senior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and curator of the landmark exhibition Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture, for the first lecture in a six-part series that examines the profound impact of Alexander von Humboldt, a renowned Prussian naturalist and explorer and one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. Learn how Humboldt’s ideas shaped American perceptions of nature and the way American cultural identity became grounded in our relationship with the environment in this thought-provoking online lecture.
Location: Online
Tickets: Free; Registration required
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Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists Highlights Tour
Thursday, September 17, 2020
3 – 3:30 P.M. ET
Join us for a virtual tour that celebrates the achievements of Native women artists and learn more about the exquisite artwork featured in the landmark exhibition Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists. Anya Montiel, curator of American and Native American?Women’s?Art and?Craft at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, guides participants through a selection of artworks that date from antiquity to today and are made in a variety of media, from textiles and beadwork to sculpture and photography.
Location: Online
Tickets: Free; Registration required
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Lecture – The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World with Andrea Wulf
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
1 – 2 P.M. ET
Join Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World and host of the Smithsonian Channel program “Humboldt: Epic Explorer” for the second lecture in a six-part series that examines the profound impact of Alexander von Humboldt, a renowned Prussian naturalist and explorer and one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. This thought-provoking online lecture is presented in conjunction with SAAM’s landmark exhibition Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture that examines how Humboldt’s ideas shaped American perceptions of nature and the way American cultural identity became grounded in our relationship with the environment.
Location: Online
Tickets: Free; Registration required
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Clarice Smith Lecture Series: Aruna D’Souza
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
6:30 – 7:30 P.M. ET
Join author and art historian Aruna D’Souza for an online lecture about modern and contemporary art, intersectional feminisms, and how museums shape our views of each other and our world. This program is part of our annual Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art series which highlights excellence and innovation in American art with outstanding artists, critics, and scholars. Log in and learn more from D’Souza whose most recent book Whitewalling: Art, Race, and Protest in 3 Acts (Badlands Unlimited) was named one of the best art books of 2018. The Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art series is made possible by the generosity of Clarice Smith.
Location: Online
Tickets: Free; Registration required
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Art & Me Preservation Family Workshop | Wearable Art
Thursday, September 24, 2020
11:30 A.M. – 12 P.M. ET
Explore the wear and tear of wearable art in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Freer and Sackler. From metals and jewels to seeds and plastics, see the possibilities of wearable art and how our art doctors care for the objects. String together your own untraditional creation as you learn from conservators.
Designed for ages 3–5 and their caretakers, the workshop encourages families to experiment with art-making and preservation techniques. This program is part of a yearlong series co-hosted by SAAM and the National Museum of Asian Art.
Location: Online
Tickets: Free; Registration required
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For more information on this museum, visit our Smithsonian American Art Museum page.
Event listings are provided by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery
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