Renwick Gallery Reopening - Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

On November 13, the Renwick Gallery - the first building in the United States built expressly as an art museum - will open its doors after a major, two-year renovation. 

To celebrate, we're transforming the entire museum into an immersive artwork with our debut exhibition, "WONDER."  


Nine leading contemporary artists--Jennifer Angus, Chakaia Booker, Gabriel Dawe, Tara Donovan, Patrick Dougherty, Janet Echelman, John Grade, Maya Lin and Leo Villareal--are each taking over different galleries in the building, creating site-specific installations inspired by the Renwick. Together, these installations will turn the building into a larger-than-life work of art.


Date: Re-opens November 13, 2015