American Experience The entrance to the American Experience gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Photo Credit: Carl Hansen, Smithsonian Institution
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Catlin Staircase Portraits of American Indians by artist George Catlin are displayed on the walls of a curved staircase of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Photo Credit: Carl Hansen, Smithsonian Institution
MVSEVM Visitors admire "MVSEVM" a mixed media construction piece by David Beck at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Photo Credit: Ken Rahaim, Smithsonian Institution
"Among the Sierra Nevada, California" Visitors admire Albert Bierstadt's "Among the Sierra Nevada, California" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Photo Credit: Ken Rahaim, Smithsonian Institution
Lincoln Gallery The modern and contemporary art collection is located in the Lincoln Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Photo Credit: Carl Hansen, Smithsonian Institution
Lincoln Gallery The modern and contemporary art collection is located in the Lincoln Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Photo Credit: Ken Rahaim, Smithsonian Institution
American Impressionism Works from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's American Impressionism collection. Photo Credit: Carl Hansen, Smithsonian Institution
Gilded Age A look inside the Gilded Age gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Photo Credit: Carl Hansen, Smithsonian Institution
Lincoln Gallery The elegant Lincoln Gallery with soaring arches, one of the most beautiful spaces in the building, is well suited to display major sculptures and installations. Photo Courtesy of Timothy Hursley
Modernism Gallery The third floor galleries are home to the collection of modern and contemporary art. Photo Courtesy of Timothy Hursley