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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Painted portrait of a gray-haired Gregory Peck dressed in a blue collared shirt and suit jacket. The edges of the painting are unfinished.
National Portrait Gallery
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“What Fools These Mortals Be”: A Closer Look at Shakespeare’s Comedies
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Lacquer design of two golden cranes flying over golden trees on the coast of a black ocean.
Gold powder falls gently onto wet lacquer, shimmering. There, it transforms into plants, birds, and even scenes from stories. This Japanese art form is called maki-e (literally, “sprinkled picture”). Artists have used this method since the . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Museum of Asian Art
Tangled wire sculpture forming an abstract, hollow shape with looping curves, suspended against a plain white background.
American Art Museum
Free
Michelangelo's Painted World
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When Good Patterns Go Bad: Avoiding and Fixing Knitting Mistakes
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