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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A rendering of the planned Rijksmuseum sculpture garden
The new space will feature artworks by the likes of Alberto Giacometti, Louise Bourgeois and Alexander Calder. Officials say it will be free for anyone to visit
Portraits of Oscar Wilde taken in New York in 1882
Other rare items, available for purchase in February, include illustrations, theater programs, telegrams and newspapers
Tourist Inside The Idiom
Officials are managing an influx of tourists coming to see “Idiom,” a seemingly infinite tunnel of books by the artist Matej Krén, at the Municipal Library
The Arnolfini Portrait, Jan van Eyck, 1434
The Northern Renaissance painter’s innovative techniques altered the course of art history. An upcoming exhibition in London brings together his 15th-century portraits from collections across Europe
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.