Renwick Gallery
This Smithsonian branch in a restored 1859 mansion focuses on American craft and decorative arts—textiles, furniture, ceramics, glass—where the building itself is as much the draw as what hangs on its walls. Come if you want to see how objects are made and used, not just contemplated from a distance.
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