Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, DC
11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 20
Admission is free
About
The nation’s first collection of American art offers an unparalleled record of the American experience, capturing the aspirations, character and imagination of the American people throughout three centuries. The museum is home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of American art in the world, including works by such stylistically diverse luminaries as John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, and Georgia O’Keeffe, housed in one of the oldest public buildings constructed in early Washington.
Highlights
Early American Art, 19th and 20th–Century Art; Contemporary Art; Photography; Modern Folk and Self-Taught Art; African American Art; Latino Art; New Deal Art; and the Luce Foundation Center for American Art, an interactive public study center.
Getting Here
Metrorail
Metro station: Gallery Place/Chinatown (9th Street exit); Red, Green, or Yellow line
Nearest Accessible Metro Entrance:
Gallery Place/Chinatown
NE side of 7th St., NW, between F and G St.
Check MetroRail's Elevator and Escalator Service Status page for service disruptions.
MetroAccess
To provide an address for MetroAccess Paratransit, please use 800 G St, NW. Please note this address is located directly across the
street from the museum’s entrance.
Parking
There is no public parking facility for the museum. City-operated metered parking and commercial lots are available.
View a map of accessible parking spaces.
Reserved parking near the museums can be purchased in advance through ParkWhiz.
Note: ParkWhiz is a third-party vendor (ParkWhiz Privacy Policy).
Dining and Shopping
Dining
Courtyard Café
The Café offers a fresh and seasonal menu of American-inspired dishes, as well as coffee drinks, wine, beer, and desserts. Specialty sandwiches, soups, pastries, organic salads, wraps, antipasti, and organic options are all on the menu at this gorgeous, all-seasons location.
11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
For assistance with/information on group dining, please visit Group Sales.
Shopping
The SAAM Museum Store features gifts, books, jewelry, and more! The SAAM/NPG Online Museum Store is open anytime.
Accessibility
See Getting Here for information on accessible parking and public transportation.
Accessibility Information and Programs
Disability access service requests: SAAMaccess@si.edu
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- Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo
- The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture
- Sightlines: Chinatown and Beyond
- Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island
- Glenn Kaino: Bridge
- Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour—Frederick Douglass
- Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art
- Artist to Artist
- Folk and Self-Taught Art
- Experience America
- American Art through 1940
- Luce Foundation Center for American Art
