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What is the Reynolds Center?
 Two great museums, one incredible place. The Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery are located in a National Historic Landmark building at the heart of Washington's vibrant new downtown, a few blocks from the National Mall. Collectively, the two museums and their activities are known as the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. The National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum tell America's stories through art, history and biography. Click here for map of the neighborhood. National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery tells the stories of America through the individuals who have built our national culture. Through the visual arts, the performing arts, and new media, the Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists who speak our history. It is where the arts keep us in the company of remarkable Americans. Smithsonian American Art Museum
 The Smithsonian American Art Museum tells the story of America through the visual arts and encompasses more than three centuries of American artistic achievement that parallels the nation's cultural development. The museum celebrates the extraordinary creativity of our country's artists, whose works are windows on the American experience. Discover your own story on its walls. Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
 The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, with its elegant glass canopy designed by the world-renowned architectural firm Foster + Partners, is a signature element of the renovated National Historic Landmark building that houses the two museums. The enclosed courtyard provides a light-filled, 28,000-square-foot space for the museums' Courtyard Cafe, public programs and special events. Photo by Nigel Young, Courtesy Foster + Partners Archives of American Art, Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery
 In 1970 the Archives of American Art joined the Smithsonian Institution, sharing the Institution's mandate - the increase and diffusion of knowledge. Today, the Archives includes approximately 16 million items, 5,000 collections, 2,000 oral history interviews and receives up to one million visits annually to its website. It is the world's largest and most widely used resource on the history of art in America. Location
Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery 8th and F Streets, N.W. Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Information: 202-633-1000 TTY: 202-633-5285 Located above the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail station |
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