Note to all, if you haven't been here, this museum is just beautiful! The art of the building itself amazes me each time. The museum was closed for 7 years as the building was being renovated and it just reopened last year! I suggest that you start at the top floor and work your way down. Both the American Portrait and American Art museum are located in this unique building. I find it a nice place to just wander through and to relax in, modern sofas on the third floor and a relaxing outdoor cafe facing E St is open when the weather is nice.
This MUSEUM IS OPEN UNTIL 7:00 every day! It is also in the heart of the Chinatown (which now has shopping, a movie theater, bars, restaurants, hotels, the verizon center, and my gym even) and is easily accessible as it is directly above the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro. More details below.
General Information
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Hours: 11:30 am - 7 pm daily, closed December 25
Admission: Free
Address: 8th and F Streets, NW
Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown (Red, Yellow, and Green lines)
Phone: 202-275-1500
Email: info@saam.si.edu
Web: www.saam.si.edu
Check out the new courtyard! http://americanart.si.edu/reynolds_center/index.cfm
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