Smithsonian American Art Museum
fine arts museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
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Summary
Smithsonian American Art Museum is an art museum[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of art museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,726 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: North American Reciprocal Museum Association[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington, D.C.[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: database[6]
- Architect: James Renwick Jr.[7]
- Founder: John Varden[8]
- Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[9]
- Location: Old Patent Office Building[10]
- Part of: Smithsonian Institution[11]
- Commons category: Smithsonian American Art Museum[12]
- Has part(s): Renwick Gallery[13]
- Inception: January 1, 1829[14]
- Parent organization or unit: Smithsonian Institution[15]
- Official website: http://americanart.si.edu/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Smithsonian American Art Museum[17]
- Director / manager: Stephanie Stebich[18]
- Visitors per year: 3,150,000[19], 329,683[20]
- Phone number: +1 202-633-7970[21]
- Described by source: Open GLAM Survey[22], hedendaagsesieraden.nl[23]
- Official name: Smithsonian American Art Museum[24]
- Commons Institution page: Smithsonian American Art Museum[25]
- Date of official opening: January 1, 1968[26]
- Main Wikidata property: P1795[27], P4704[28]
- Native label: Smithsonian American Art Museum[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Craft[30], Wikiproject Wikidata use[31], WikiProject Smithsonian Names[32]
Why It Matters
Smithsonian American Art Museum has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]