Tags

    American Art Museum


    Comments

    Krenzke Kyler
    Dec 19, 2011

    The American Art Museum shared its building with the other famous National Portrait gallery

    Shah Saagar
    Dec 19, 2011

    The Smithsonian American Art Museum first opened to the public in its current location in 1968 when the Smithsonian renovated the Old Patent Office Building in order to display its collection of fine art.

    Jones Cody
    Dec 19, 2011

    The Lunder Conservation Center is the first art conservation facility that allows the public behind the scenes views of preservation art pieces.

    Koerner Madelyn
    Dec 19, 2011

    The American Art Museum has a box lined with wallpaper used in the White House prior to its burning in 1814.

    Siler Grace
    Dec 19, 2011

    The American Art Museum's displays include American art covering every type of movement found in the United States with more than 7,000 artists being represented.

    Kirkwood Shomari
    Dec 19, 2011

    The American Art Museum houses the "Indian Gallery". A gallery made up of a series of paintings that show Indian customs, ceremonies etc.

    Goelz Taylor
    Dec 19, 2011

    The American Art Museum is home of the nation's oldest federal art collection, going all the way back to 180 years.

    Castaneda Joseph
    Dec 19, 2011

    The exhibit, Inventing Better Mousetraps, showcases many failed and interesting patents.

    Goeke JohnMark
    Dec 19, 2011

    The museum runs the Lunder Conservation Center. This conservation center allows visitors to watch artists at work painting and framing their work for display.

    Compernolle Kaitlin
    Dec 19, 2011

    On the third floor there is The Great American Hall of Wonders. This is an exhibit that displays works of art, scientific discoveries, and mechanical inventions. These displays show American's belief in innovations.

    Birndorf Joshua
    Dec 19, 2011

    The museum adopted it's current name in 2000.

    Nanul Zachary
    Dec 19, 2011

    Their displays include American art covering every type of movement found in the United States with more than 7,000 artists being represented.

    Curty Alyssa
    Dec 19, 2011

    The Simthsonian Art Museum features many African American and Latin American works.

    Imperiale Mary
    Dec 19, 2011

    Handmade Nation author & director Faythe Levine lives & works out of Milwaukee, WI. She is currently working on a new film about the American tradition of sign painting which will be featured at the American Art Museum in Washington DC.

    Sweetman Matthew
    Dec 20, 2011

    The museum has two innovative public spaces, the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and the Lunder Conservation Center. The Luce Foundation Center is the first visible art storage and study center in Washington, D.C. The second, the Lunder Conservation Center, shows paintings hung on screens, sculptures, crafts and folk art objects arranged on shelves, and small medals in drawers that open.

    Banco Bridger
    Dec 20, 2011

    The American Art Museum contains the only collection of all of the president's portraits outside of the White House.

    Krenzke Kyler
    Dec 20, 2011

    REVISION: The American Art Museum shared its building with the other famous National Portrait gallery.

    Bocciardi Brett
    Dec 20, 2011

    The American Art Museum has manny different unique outdoor sculptures.

    Shimp Nathaniel
    Dec 20, 2011

    The Mouse Trap sculpture is among a favorite of current pieces.

    Lasch Claudia
    Jan 2, 2012

    Before the American Art Museum was at its current location, the Old Patent Building, it had a collection of fine art that was on display at a Smithsonian building on the National Mall.

    /groups/missinbuschsclasses/search/index.rss?tag=hotlist/groups/missinbuschsclasses/search/?tag=hotWhat’s HotHotListHot!?tag=hot1/groups/missinbuschsclasses/sidebar/HotListsinbuschsinbusch2011-12-15 20:08:31+00:002011-12-15 20:08:31updated16leipoldbradfordLeipold Bradford2011-04-05 13:57:42+00:002011-04-05 13:57:42updated15leipoldbradfordLeipold Bradford2011-04-05 13:50:40+00:002011-04-05 13:50:40updated14leipoldbradfordLeipold Bradford2011-04-05 13:50:04+00:002011-04-05 13:50:04updated13leipoldbradfordLeipold Bradford2011-04-05 13:49:34+00:002011-04-05 13:49:34updated12leipoldbradfordLeipold Bradford2011-04-04 15:04:16+00:002011-04-04 15:04:16updated11leipoldbradfordLeipold Bradford2011-04-04 15:04:04+00:002011-04-04 15:04:04updated10leipoldbradfordLeipold Bradford2011-04-04 15:03:54+00:002011-04-04 15:03:54updated9leipoldbradfordLeipold Bradford2011-04-04 15:03:11+00:002011-04-04 15:03:11updated8sinbuschsinbusch2010-12-08 19:29:44+00:002010-12-08 19:29:44updated7boehmtrevorBoehm Trevor2010-03-16 19:28:51+00:002010-03-16 19:28:51updated6boehmtrevorBoehm Trevor2010-03-16 19:25:46+00:002010-03-16 19:25:46updated5boehmtrevorBoehm Trevor2010-03-16 19:25:01+00:002010-03-16 19:25:01updated4Added tag - hotsinbuschsinbusch2010-03-16 19:16:11+00:002010-03-16 19:16:11addTag3sinbuschsinbusch2009-12-10 20:09:23+00:002009-12-10 20:09:23updated2First additionklayklay2009-12-10 18:46:45+00:002009-12-10 18:46:45created1wiki2011-12-15T20:08:31+00:00groups/missinbuschsclasses/wiki/45104FalseIwo Jima Memorial/groups/missinbuschsclasses/wiki/45104/Iwo_Jima_Memorial.htmlsinbusch16 updatesIwo Jima Memorial Falsesinbusch2011-12-15T20:08:31+00:00hot/groups/missinbuschsclasses/search/index.rss?sort=modifiedDate&kind=all&sortDirection=reverse&excludePages=wiki/welcomelist/groups/missinbuschsclasses/search/?sort=modifiedDate&kind=all&sortDirection=reverse&excludePages=wiki/welcomeRecent ChangesRecentChangesListUpdates?sort=modifiedDate&kind=all&sortDirection=reverse&excludePages=wiki/welcome0/groups/missinbuschsclasses/sidebar/RecentChangesListmodifiedDateallRecent ChangesRecentChangesListUpdateswiki/welcomeNo recent changes.reverse5search