Art Museum
Renwick Gallery
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Renwick Gallery is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States.
About Renwick Gallery
The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum located in Washington, D.C. that displays American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st century. The gallery is housed in a National Historic Landmark building that was opened in 1859 on Pennsylvania Avenue and originally housed the Corcoran Gallery of Art. When it was built in 1859, it was called "the American Louvre", and is now named for its architect James Renwick Jr.
Renwick Gallery by the numbers
- Founded
- 1972
- Visitors / year
- 765,000
Plan your visit
Renwick Gallery
- Website
- americanart.si.edu
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