DC
Washington
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Independence Avenue at Seventh Street
Washington DC 20560
Phone 202 357-2700
Alt Phone 202 357-1300
Web Site www.si.edu/hirshorn
Description modern and contemporary work of all media and cultures
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Arts
Collection N-Z Sculpture
DC
Washington
Howard University Gallery of Art
Childers Hall
2455 6th Street NW
Washington DC 20059
Phone 202 806-7070
Web Site http://www.founders.howard.edu/Art@Howard/GoA/default.htm
Description African and African American art and artifacts, Renaissance and Baroque, European prints
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Arts
Collection N-Z Paintings
Group Identity African American
DC
Washington
Kreeger Museum
2401 Foxhall Road NW
Washington DC 20007
Phone 202 337-3050
Web Site
www.kreegermuseum.org
Description
19th and 20th century art in house designed by Philip Johnson
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Arts
Field of Study Science Facility Architecture
Collection N-Z Paintings
DC
Washington
Meridian International Center
1630 Crescent Place NW
Washington DC 20009
Phone 202 667-6800
Fax 202 667-1475
Web Site http://www.meridian.org/index3.html
E-mail mailto:info@meridian.org
Description organizes international people exchanges, educational programs, arts exhibits
Type of Resource Education
Primary Focus: Arts
DC
Washington
National Gallery of Art
600 Constitution Avenue NE
Washington DC 20002
Phone 202 737-4215
Web Site www.nga/gov
Description extensive collections in all areas, in two
buildings
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Arts
DC
Washington
National Museum of African Art
950 Independence Avenue SW
Washington DC 20560
Phone 202 357-1300
Web Site www.su.edu/nmafa
Description artifacts, photos, memorabilia
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Arts
Group Identity African American
Research or Reading Library
DC
Washington
National Museum of American Art
8th & G NW
Washington DC 20560
Phone 202 357-1300
Web Site www.nmaa.si.edu/
Description American Art, housed in same building as National Portrait Gallery
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Arts
DC
Washington
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave NW
Washington DC 20005
Phone 202 628-1068
Alt Phone 202 783-5000
Web Site www.nmwa.org
Description Exclusively women artists
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Arts
Group Identity Women
DC
Washington
National
Portrait Gallery
910 F Street NW
Washington DC 20004
Phone 202 357-1300
Web Site www.npg.si.edu
Description Portraits of
people throughout American history, housed in 1836 Patent Office, later used as a Civil War hospital
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Arts
Era 1836
DC
Washington
National
Trust Artists & Studios Program
1785
Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington
DC
20036
Phone
202 588-6074
Web Site
http://www.nationaltrust.org/historic_artists/index.html
Toll Free
800 944-6847
Description
information on 30 historic artists' homes &
workspaces in 17 states
Type of
Resource History Related Organization
Primary
Focus
Arts
New or
Updated:
7/2/2007
DC
Washington
Navy Art Gallery
Washington Navy Yard
Building 67
Washington
DC
20374
Phone
202 433-3815
Web Site
www.history.navy.mil/branches/nhcorg6.htm
Description
13,000 items depicting ships, personnel and
actions, gallery and
online exhibits
Type of Resource
Gallery
Primary Focus
Military
Nature of Group or
Site
Online Museum
Industry /Profession
Naval
Collection
Drawings
Collection
Paintings
Owner/Operator:
Naval Historical Center
New or Updated:
2/24/2006
DC
Washington
Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street NW
Washington DC 20009
Phone 202 387-2151
Web Site www.phillipscollection.org/
Description 19th and 20th century painting
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Arts
Collection N-Z Paintings
DC
Washington
Renwick Gallery
Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW
Washington DC 20006
Phone 202 357-1300
Web Site http://americanart.si.edu/
Description Smithsonian venue for American crafts
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Arts
Nature of Group or Site Crafts
DC
Washington
University Gallery, George Washington U
805 21st Street NW
Media & Public Affairs Building
Washington DC
Phone 202 994-1525
Web Site http://www.gwu.edu/~dimock/
Description rotating exhibits
Type of Resource Gallery
Primary Focus: Arts
DC
Washington
US Senate Commission on Art
US Senate Office of the Curator
Room S-411 US Capitol
Washington DC 20510
Phone 202 224-2955
Web Site www.senate.gov/learning/learn_art_about.html
E-mail curator@sec.senate.gov
Description maintains Senate art collection and Old Senate and Old Supreme Court Chambers
Type of Resource History Related Organization
Primary Focus: Arts
DC
Washington
Watkins Gallery
American U
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington DC
Phone 202 885-1670
Web Site http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/cas/art/watkins/
Description
5 rotating exhibits during academic year & student works, 4400 item collection
of works on paper
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Arts |
