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THE BASICS HOURS: 11.30 to 7; closed December 25. ADDRESS: 8th and F streets, NW PHONE: 202.633.1000 (voice/tape) 202.633.5285 (TTY) WEB: reynoldscenter.org americanart.si.edu npg.si.edu METRO: Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture The National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, now known collectively as the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, are housed in the 19th-century National Historic Landmark building located at 8th and F streets, NW. Don’t miss the two innovative public spaces—the Luce Foundation Center for American Art, where visitors can browse works of art in a visible storage facility, and the Lunder Conservation Center. ROBERT AND ARLENE KOGOD COURTYARD The light-filled courtyard with its elegant glass canopy is a downtown oasis that features interior landscaping, a café and free Wi-Fi access. LUNDER CONSERVATION CENTER The two museums share the conservation center, located on the third- and fourth-floor mezzanines. The center offers a unique, behind-the-scenes view through floor-to-ceiling glass walls of the techniques American Art and Portrait Gallery conservators employ to examine, treat and preserve paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and other works of art. Ask about weekly behind-the-scene tours and other special programs at the information desks. DINING GUIDE The Courtyard Café (open daily), located in the Kogod courtyard, offers specialty sandwiches, panini, soups, salads, desserts and coffee. The Portico Café (open daily, weather permitting, from May to November), located on the second floor, serves espresso, wine, sandwiches, salads and pastries. ROBIN WEINER/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION M metro ● ● ● Gallery Place (GREEN, YELLOW AND RED LINES) ® About the Building Praised by Walt Whitman as the “noblest of Washington buildings,” the museums’ home is considered one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in the United States. Begun in 1836 and completed in 1868, it was the site of Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural ball in March 1865. The two museums have displayed their collections in this building since 1968. 8 www.goSmithsonian.com http://reynoldscenter.org http://americanart.si.edu http://npg.si.edu http://www.goSmithsonian.com

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goSmithsonian - June 2008 Contents Visitor Information Smithsonian Institution Building—The Castle The S. Dillon Ripley International Gallery Dining Guide Donald W. Reynolds Center Smithsonian American Art Museum National Portrait Gallery National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Discovery Theater, SITES, Folklife Festival and more National Museum of American History Map of the National Mall National Museum of Natural History National Museum of the American Indian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Asian Art Freer Gallery of Art/Asian and American Art Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden/Contemporary and Modern Art National Museum of African Art Renwick Gallery/American Art National Postal Museum Anacostia Community Museum National Zoological Park

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