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Art Resources

The Smithsonian Institution

• Encyclopedia Smithsonian
  "Frequently Asked Questions" and "Subject Links" to Smithsonian resources, A-Z.

• Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/ Freer Gallery of Art
  The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, which together form the national museum of Asian Art at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The galleries are dedicated to exhibiting, collecting, studying, and preserving the artistic and cultural traditions of the peoples of Asia.

• Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
  The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design.

• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
  The Smithsonian's museum of international modern and contemporary art. the Hirshhorn’s permanent collection represents a broad range of art by artists from around the world, including the United States, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia.

• National Gallery of Art
  The National Gallery of Art houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and works on paper from the Middle Ages to the present. More than 5,600 objects from our collection are now available online.

• National Museum of African Art
  The National Museum of African Art presents and celebrates the rich visual traditions and extraordinarily diverse cultures of Africa. The collections include Africa's sculptures, masks, textiles, furniture, pottery, paintings and much more.

• Smithsonian American Art Museum (Formerly known as the National Museum of American Art)
  The Smithsonian American Art Museum is dedicated exclusively to the art and artists of the United States. All regions, cultures, and traditions are represented in the museum's collections, research resources, exhibitions, and public programs.

• National Museum of the American Indian
  The National Museum of the American Indian is the first national museum dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans.

• National Portrait Gallery
  The National Portrait Gallery is unique among American museums. It is equally a museum of history and of art, inviting visitors to reflect on our country's history through artist's images of those who have contributed to it.

• Architectural History and Historic Preservation Division
  The Architectural History and Historic Preservation Division is curator of the Smithsonian's diverse campus of buildings. The division maintains a collection of archival records related to the Institution's architectural history, is responsible for preservation of the Smithsonian's historic structures, many of which are local and national landmarks, and supervising the maintenance of the Castle Collection of antique furnishings and art objects.

• Smithsonian International Gallery
  The International Gallery features changing exhibitions from the Smithsonian's Traveling Exhibition Service, the National Portrait Gallery, and other Smithsonian museums.

• Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service
  SITES specializes in creating three dimensional, full-scale exhibition "packages" containing objects, photographic images, and interpretive text. Many exhibitions also include cases, freestanding display units, and computer and audiovisual equipment.

Other Resources

• National Endowment for the Arts
• Library of Congress Exhibitions
• Art and Artists U.S. GPO Subject Bibliography