Smithsonian
About Smithsonian  |  Websites A-Z

Donate now
Home | Exhibitions | Events | Visitor Information | Hours | Museums | Research | Membership | Giving | Shop
Art and Design History and Culture Science and Technology
Home › Encyclopedia Smithsonian › Art & Design
Explore and Learn: Art and Design
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Art and Design
Art and Design


SAAM Online Shop
Freer and Sackler Galleries Online Shop

Explore Art & Design at the Smithsonian (To explore by topic, choose a category on the left)
Archives of American Art
Archives of American Art
Archives of American Art
Maintains materials on the history of the visual arts in the United States
Art and Design Galaxy  
Art and Design Galaxy
The Smithsonian Institution Libraries Art and Design collections online
Eye Contact: Modern American Portrait Drawings  
Art Inventories
The Inventories of American Painting & Sculpture reference over 360,000 works in public and private collections nationwide
Ask Joan of Art
Ask Joan of Art
Art information specialists at the American Art Museum will answer your questions
Everything Art (for kids)
Everything Art (for kids)
Create online art, make a viewfinder, or learn about George Washington by looking at his portrait—these sites will bring out the artist in you!
Explore the African Art Museum Collection
Explore the African Art Museum Collection
Embraces the diverse artistic expressions found throughout Africa
 
Explore the American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery Collections
Explore the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Collection Explore the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Collection
Online collection search
 
Explore the Hirshhorn Collection Explore the Hirshhorn Collection
Online collection search (modern & contemporary art)
Explore the Freer and Sackler Gallery Collections Explore the Freer and Sackler Gallery Collections
More than six thousand objects from the collections are now available online
Explore the Postal Museum Collection Explore the Postal Museum Collection
Few works of art enjoy as vast an audience as American stamps
Eye Level: SAAM's Art Blog Eye Level: SAAM's Art Blog
Conversations at the Smithsonian's first blog, Eye Level, focus on how American art reflects our history and culture
National Portrait Gallery Portrait Search National Portrait Gallery Portrait Search
Search more than 12,000 records from the collections of the National Portrait Gallery
Peter A. Juley & Son Collection Peter A. Juley & Son Collection
Comprised of 127,000 negatives, it is a visual record of American art and artists photographed between 1896 and 1975
Smithsonian Photography Initiative Smithsonian Photography Initiative
An ever-expanding view into more than 150 years of photography collecting throughout the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Research Information System: Photographic Image Gallery Smithsonian Research Information System: Photographic Image Gallery
The Image Gallery includes over 138,000 electronic images from several archival repositories and museums at the Smithsonian
Contacts | FAQ | Press Room | Privacy | Copyright
Top  Top