Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Renwick Gallery, a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, features one of the finest collections of American craft in the United States. Its collections, exhibition program and publications highlight the best craft objects and decorative arts from the 19th century to the present. One-of-a-kind pieces created from clay, fiber, glass, metal, and wood from American Art's permanent collection of contemporary craft are displayed on a rotating basis in the second-floor galleries. Popular works include Larry Fuente's Game Fish, Wendell Castle's Ghost Clock, and Beth Lipman's Bancketje (Banquet).

Temporary exhibitions of American craft and decorative arts are shown on the Renwick Gallery's first floor. These special exhibitions highlighting contemporary artists as well as traditions in American craft open in the spring and fall. Special installations of paintings from American Art's permanent collection are densely hung salon style—one-above-another and side-by-side—in the Grand Salon.