Art & Design

Freer|Sackler Reopening October 14, 2017

Celebrate! Where Asia Meets America

Join us for IlluminAsia, a festival of Asian art, food, and cultures on the National Mall to celebrate the grand reopening of the Freer|Sackler. Plus, explore Asia-related exhibitions and digital content from across the Smithsonian.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Ai Weiwei: Trace

On view through January 1, 2018.
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Smithsonian Digitization

Smithsonian Explorer X 3D

Explore some of the Smithsonian’s most treasured objects
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Smithsonian Collections

A Search for Quilts

A search for "quilts" reveals the National Quilt Collection at the National Museum of American History, stunning quilts from the National Museum of the American Indian, hints for caring for textiles, and more. What will you find?
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Smithsonian American Art Museum

Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii

Nam June Paik is hailed as the father of video art and is credited with the first use of the term "electronic superhighway" in the 1970s. He recognized that media would completely transform our lives.

Electronic Superhighway—constructed of 336 televisions, 50 DVD players, 3,750 feet of cable, and 575 feet of multicolored neon tubing—is a testament to the ways media defined one man's understanding of a diverse nation.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Explore Our Extraordinary Collection of Wallcoverings

The Wallcoverings department contains the largest and most varied collection of wallpaper in the United States
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Smithsonian Spotlight

Autumn Views

Celebrating the beauty of the changing season with art and objects in the collections.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Which Artist Shares Your Birthday?

Find all artists in the American Art Museum collection born on your birthday or in any year.

Smithsonian Spotlight

Latino Art and Artists

Explore Smithsonian collections reflecting the rich diversity of Latino art and expression.

Smithsonian Spotlight

Hats off to These Pieces

Who wore it best?

Smithsonian Spotlight

Picturing the First World War

The First World War marked a turning point with the appearance of artwork intended to capture the moment in a realistic way, by first-hand participants.