Experts' Choice Award Renwick Gallery
7 expert reviews
“This mansarded building... was built across from the White House in 1859 by architect James Renwick to house the art collection of financier and philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran.”
– Time Out
Frommer's "A department of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Renwick Gallery is a showcase for American creativity in crafts and decorative arts." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Renwick highlights the American tradition of decorative arts and crafts." Full review
Fodor's "The Renwick Gallery is a luscious French Second Empire–style building across the street from the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This ornate brick building adds a touch of quiet elegance to the bustling corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street." Full review
Where "American crafts in newly revamped Second Empire-style museum designed by James Renwick Jr. in 1859 and completed in 1874." Full review
Atlas Obscura "The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts. " Full review
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