Art & Design
Explore Art & Design across the Smithsonian through stories, events, and exhibitions. Use the filters to browse by format, then bookmark events and exhibitions to keep track of what you want to visit or attend.
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More than 100 years ago, real bison grazed outside the Smithsonian Castle building. Bison are returning in a bold new way! Three larger-than-life bronze bison, created by sculptor Gary Staab, find a permanent home outside the Smithsonian . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Museum of Natural History
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A new exhibition at the home in Buffalo spotlights curators’ decades-long efforts to track down the original furnishings and other items, some of which the architect had designed himself
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Takes (and outtakes?) from Japan!
Our Director Chase Robinson and Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs Frank Feltens traveled to Tokyo recently for a very special reason.
Closely examine one of the greatest—and most mysterious and curious—metalworks of the Islamic world: a large brass canteen from mid-thirteenth-century Iraq. Explore the dense mix of Christian images and Islamic calligraphy decorating the surface . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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“Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini” had been on display in the Palazzo Barberini in Rome as part of a loan. Now, it’s part of the palace’s permanent collection
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One researcher wrote a 600-page report attributing an obscure painting to the artist. Another argued that he’d sculpted a marble bust on display in a Roman church
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This Massive Mural Made From 100,000 Bottle Caps Is One Artist’s Reinterpretation of ‘The Mona Lisa’
Óscar Olivares, who is known for working with recycled materials, completed the 43-foot-tall artwork in Zacamil, El Salvador, in February
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At the dawn of time, the Hindu god Vishnu slept on a coiled serpent floating in the primordial ocean. There, he dreamed the universe into existence. This magnificent story of creation comes to life through the largest bronze ever cast in . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Museum of Asian Art
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