Programs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

In-Person and Virtual Programs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery in Washington DC

Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for upcoming in-person and virtual programs. Please see each program listing for details; registration details are available on our Calendar of Events.

Programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. 

August 2024 Programs

Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Alex Hamburger
Thursday, August 15, 5–7 p.m.
Celebrate a uniquely American art form with Take 5: Jazz at SAAM, a series of free, live performances in the Kogod Courtyard. Alex Hamburger is a flutist, vocalist, and composer from the Washington, DC, area. Last year, her sophomore album What If? debuted, exploring the ideas of perception, transition, and the boundaries of human experience. Borrow a board game to play during the concert and stop by the Courtyard Café to purchase refreshments. 
Tickets: Free | Registration encouraged
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Kogod Courtyard
Link: events.blackthorn.io/5f4ZMUx7/4a2bVRatu1

Art Bites Gallery Talk
Friday, August 23, 12:15 p.m.
Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about an ever-changing culture in the United States. Phillipa Pitts, Wyeth Foundation Predoctoral Fellow, explores Albert Bierstadt’s Among the Sierra Nevada, California.
Tickets: Free
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Meet in the G Street Lobby
Link: americanart.si.edu/events/art-bites-gallery-talk-august-23-2024

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Event listings are provided by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery