Trip to Smithsonian
If Washington DC is your next travel destination and you want to visit only one art
museum, make it this one which is technically composed of two institutions - Museum of
American Art and National Portrait Gallery.
In the words of the...
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Trip to Smithsonian
If Washington DC is your next travel destination and you want to visit only one art
museum, make it this one which is technically composed of two institutions - Museum of
American Art and National Portrait Gallery.
In the words of the great American poet
Robert Lowell, there is no better collection of vintage American art in the world.
Collectively known as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, these institutions exhibit
the nation’s foremost collection of art around the world along with the world s largest and
most inclusive compilation of art made in the United States.
The collected works
successfully capture the imagination, character and aspirations of American people across
more than four centuries, making it an unparalleled record of the art experience.
Interpreting the nation’s expression by showing her multiple faces throughout these ages,
the National Portrait Gallery is in the correct way a portrait of America.
On the other hand,
The Museum of American
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