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.
745 results
Here's what our conservation intern Alex was up to this summer! From learning to use our x-ray machine, to educating visitors at public programs, she was an integral member of the team.
%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Ftf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffiler_public%2F11%2F93%2F119341ed-4ead-4e8c-9b85-36950e8966df%2Frp-t-2025-120_06.jpg&w=2560&q=75)
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum acquired the drawing book, which has artwork attributed to Rombout Uylenburgh, a celebrated 17th-century Dutch painter whose legacy later fell into obscurity.
On October 17, 1966, the painter and filmmaker Alfred Leslie (1927–2023) watched as his entire studio was destroyed in a massive conflagration that engulfed three Manhattan buildings and killed twelve firefighters.
Related to:
Art & Design
Culture & Community
Art & Design
Art & Design
Culture & Community
Art & Design
These four presentations analyze paintings and textiles to explore how South Asian artists historically visualized the roles of friends, helpers, and advisors.
For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, New York City became part of a worldwide stage—welcoming the energy, movement, and spectacle of the international sporting event while defining what that moment looks and feels like locally.
Nora Naranjo Morse’s unique vision gives art a life of its own. Her family of clay sculptures in the National Museum of the American Indian’s landscape evoke the homes and vessels of her Kha’p’o Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo) people.
Related to:
Art & Design
Culture & Community
Art & Design
Art & Design
Culture & Community
Art & Design
We’ve just purchased an early eighteenth-century Korean fan painting depicting Mount Fuji that was made during a 1719 Korean diplomatic mission to Japan.
Related to:
Art & Design
Culture & Community
Art & Design
Art & Design
Culture & Community
Art & Design
Two sketchbooks and two paintings by Japanese American artist Chiura Obata have joined our collection as gifts from the artist’s family.