Exhibit Details
Current Traveling Exhibit: The Art of Gaman
Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946. March 5, 2010, through January 30, 2011, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery.
Presented by a collaboration of NJAHS, The Smithsonian American Art Museum and The Renwick Gallery, Washington DC, “The Art of Gaman” is organized by San Francisco-based author and guest curator Delphine Hirasuna with the cooperation of the San Francisco chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. It features more than 120 objects, the majority of which are on loan from former internees or their families. 47 of these objects are on loan from NJAHS' collections.This exhibition presents an opportunity to educate a new generation of Americans about the internment experience and will provide a historical context through archival photographs and artifacts.
March 5, 2010, through January 30, 2011
Hours:
10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. daily
Closed December 25
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Special exhibition galleries, 1st floor, Renwick Gallery
1661 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. (at 17th Street)
Washington, D.C. 20006
Museum Information (recorded): (202) 633-7970
Smithsonian Information: (202) 633-1000
TTY: (202) 633-5285