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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Portrait that may be by Rubens
When a dealer saw the unsigned painting at auction, he wondered if it might be an original piece by the renowned 17th-century Flemish artist. Experts are divided on the work’s attribution
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An art gallery floor plan illustration with two display cases on the left and artwork on a blue wall on the right.
The new Flight and the Arts Center explores the relationship between art and the transformative experience of flight through a permanent collection display coupled with temporary exhibitions.
The Lunder Conservation Center is a fully visible lab showing you how the Smithsonian American Art Museum conservators preserve our cultural artifacts.
Faye R. Gleisser, associate professor of art history at Indiana University, presents her lecture “Risk Work: Towards an Art History for Surviving the Carceral Present,” on December 11, 2025. Dr. Gleisser is the 2025 recipient of the Charles C. Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
"As an artist, I think my biggest purpose is to create work that is visceral, that is going to draw the viewer in." - Shahzia Sikander Artist Shahzia Sikander shares insights about her video artwork, The Last Post, made in 2012. She connects this . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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Dressing screen featuring plant life and blue-green deer painted by Eva Miradel
This dressing screen is a rare sample of Taos Pueblo painter and cartoonist Eva Mirabal’s unique style.
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Glass Sculpture of a Turtle
Five decades later, these spectacular works and those of other Indigenous artists are being showcased in studios and museums around the world, including in the exhibition “Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass.” Originating at . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.