Smithsonian American Art Museum

fine arts museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
Organization art_museum Q1192305
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Smithsonian American Art Museum

Summary

Smithsonian American Art Museum is an art museum[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (676 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smithsonian American Art Museum was a member of North American Reciprocal Museum Association[3].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum is located in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum is in the country of United States[5].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's instance of is recorded as art museum[6].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's instance of is recorded as database[7].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's architect is recorded as James Renwick Jr.[8].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's founder is recorded as John Varden[9].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[10].
  • The location of Smithsonian American Art Museum was Old Patent Office Building[11].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum is part of Smithsonian Institution[12].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's Commons category is recorded as Smithsonian American Art Museum[13].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum comprises Renwick Gallery[14].
  • January 1, 1829 marks the founding of Smithsonian American Art Museum[15].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.897777777778, 'lon': -77.023333333333}[16].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.897861, 'lon': -77.022942}[17].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[18].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's official website is recorded as http://americanart.si.edu/[19].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Smithsonian American Art Museum[20].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's director / manager is recorded as Stephanie Stebich[21].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+3150000'}[22].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+329683'}[23].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's phone number is recorded as +1 202-633-7970[24].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's described by source is recorded as Open GLAM Survey[25].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's described by source is recorded as hedendaagsesieraden.nl[26].
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Smithsonian American Art Museum'}[27].

Body

Founding

Smithsonian American Art Museum's founder is recorded as John Varden[9]. January 1, 1829 marks the founding of it[15].

Identity

Smithsonian American Art Museum's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[27]. It is part of Smithsonian Institution[12].

Leadership

Smithsonian American Art Museum's director / manager is recorded as Stephanie Stebich[21].

Operations

Smithsonian American Art Museum's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[18].

Why It Matters

Smithsonian American Art Museum ranks in the top 3% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (676 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . americanart.si.edu. americanart.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . americanart.si.edu. americanart.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . si.edu. si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . narmassociation.org. Retrieved . narmassociation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . si.edu. si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . house.gov. house.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . si.edu. Retrieved . si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Art's most popular : Exhibition and museum visitor figures 2021. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . americanart.si.edu. americanart.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Open GLAM Survey, version of 30 April 2020. Retrieved . docs.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founded by
    Official website http://americanart.si.edu/
    Harper's tag smithsonian-american-art-museum-washington-d-c
    Director / manager Stephanie Stebich
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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