Renwick Gallery

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  • Address
    17th St & Pennsylvania Ave NW, White House Area
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  • Phone
    633 1000
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Farragut West

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Lonely Planet review

The Smithsonian's Renwick invites you up the stairs of its regal 1859 mansion, then startles you with wild pieces of artistic whimsy. This is the national crafts museum, but 'crafts' doesn't really describe these wonderfully creative artworks. The many playful pieces make it a wonderful place to introduce kids to art. Grownups like the Grand Salon and Octagon Room, recently restored in the grand gilded-age styles of the 1870s and 1880s.

Kids especially love Larry Fuentes' Game Fish , a sailfish trophy meticulously adorned with beads, buttons, tiles, dominoes, yo-yos etc.