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The Smithsonian American Art Museum fire occurred on the 10th of June 1865. This catastrophic event destroyed most of the museum's original collection and forced the institution to rethink its mission.
Robert Mills designed the Old Patent Office Building that houses the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The building was completed in 1867 and features porticos modeled after the Parthenon and a curving double staircase.
The Renwick Gallery was established in 1972 as a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. It occupies a historic building near the White House and focuses on design and crafts.
The renovation of the Smithsonian American Art Museum cost $283 million. The project originally planned for three years expanded to six years and fundamentally changed the institution.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum collection includes more than 7,000 artists. These artists represent all regions and art movements found in the United States.