Renwick Gallery

The Renwick Gallery, a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, highlights American crafts and contemporary arts from the 19th to 21st centuries. The Renwick Gallery features unique works of art including clay, fiber, glass, metal, and wood. Several hundred paintings—hung salon style: one-atop-another and side-by-side—are displayed in the impressive Grand Salon, a 4,300-square-foot gallery with a 40-foot ceiling and state-of-the art lighting.

The Renwick Gallery is located just steps from the White House in the heart of Washington, DC. The Second Empire-style building, a National Historic Landmark, was designed by architect James Renwick Jr. in 1859 and completed in 1874. It was initially built to house the private art collection of Washington banker and philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran. By 1897, Corcoran's collection had outgrown the building and the gallery was moved to its current location across the street. The U.S. Court of Claims took over the Renwick Building in 1899. In 1972, the Smithsonian restored the building and established it as a gallery of American art, crafts, and design. The museum was refurbished again in 2000.

Location
Pennsylvania Ave. and 17th St. NW
Washington, DC.
The closest Metro stations are Farragut North (Red line) and Farragut West

Hours
The Renwick Gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Admission
Free

Official Website
www.americanart.si.edu