The Smithsonian American Art Museum has completely revamped its modern and contemporary art galleries. The space—which is home to one of the museum’s most popular pieces, Nam June Paik’s “Electronic ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s (SAAM) modern and contemporary galleries reopened Friday after a three-year renovation – bringing new installations exploring American art and ushering ...

“American Voices and Visions: Modern and Contemporary Art” is on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. “Carrie Mae Weems: Looking Forward, Looking Back” continues ...

A Contemporary Look at Asian Art. South Korean artist Park Chan-kyong brings new perspectives to the National Museum of Asian Art this fall with the opening of Park Chan-kyong: Gathering, the ...

The US State Department's Arts in Embassies program recently announced a collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum through a new long-term loan of Gene Davis paintings.

The Smithsonian Institution has removed Stephanie Stebich, previously the director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) in Washington, DC, from her role following years of complaints from ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. commemorates its centenary in 2023 with a year’s long celebration highlighted by its inaugural Asian ...

In museum’s redesigned modern and contemporary galleries, pop art is out, and such major artists as Diebenkorn, Ruscha and Thiebaud are erased, along with California.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum reopens its modern and contemporary galleries with a new installation that freshly examines the explosion of possibility in American art between the 1940s and ...