Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC

Absolutely amazing! Went with a teen and he enjoyed the art as much as we did. His favourite was the section about the American presidents and the Champions. We spent several hours at the museum and still hadn’t seen all the rooms/art.

There is a kids education center for the younger kids on the first level. They can make art/do crafts and play with blocks.

Highly recommended!

Great collection of historic American art along with more contemporary. Staff was very helpful and it was free!

This museum was beautiful. I didn’t anticipate it being so big. I recommend planning for at least 3 hours. Art was breath taking.

I really like the courtyard that connects both museums. It is bigger that looks, and it is hard to navigate. Every time I visit a different area. Very close to Chinatown/Gallery place metro station (Green and Red Line). Opens after 11 am

Truly extraordinary! I was a child again, enchanted by everything I saw we arrived mid-afternoon on Sunday, it was very quiet and busy.

Wish there was more black art there was one painting and it was a black family with no shoes changing a tire in primitive style surrounded by Victorian level paintings. Bad optics but I like the setups otherwise.

I really enjoyed this museum, it had such an awesome variety of art and representation.from traditional American art to modern. It had artists from the black, Latino and LGBTQ communities. It's really worth visiting multiple times or take a few hours to really appreciate each gallery on every floor. I love that it was free! I found the president portrait gallery way more fun and interesting than I thought I would. I would love to come back again.

Great art museum in the former Old Patent Office Building, designed by architect Robert Mills. Wonderful paintings by the likes of Edward Hopper, Ralston Crawford, William H. Johnson, Stuart Davis, Thomas Hart Benton, and many others.

Crossposted with National Portrait Gallery: Highly recommend! Visited on a Monday morning just after they opened, 11: 30–1: 30+. Very friendly staff, informative and helpful information desk assistant, and clean, bright, and beautiful inside. Exceptional and thought-provoking exhibits throughout. Definitely needed more time to see everything. They have a beautiful atrium with café between the two halves of the building, which but didn’t have time to visit it. Third floor was beautifully renovated and recently re-opened! Easy to get to by metro using the nearby Gallery Place stop.

This is a really cool American Portrait Gallery.
You can see great jobs from a variety of perspectives,
It is a great art museum where you can have a very new experience.
In particular, don’t forget Hopper’s work!

Several years ago I watched someone walk into one of the galleries, going from painting to painting, snapping a photo of each without ever actually looking at any of them. I realized how lucky I am to be able to come back again and again to enjoy this amazing collection of paintings and sculpture. For those not so lucky, volunteers at the information desk are really helpful to visitors with limited time and so many wonderful things to see. The Modern and Contemporary Galleries have reopened and are fabulous.

Love visiting here to study and this time I got to see the Frederick Douglass exhibit! Wonderful, scenic and calm location.