The Renwick Gallery actually belongs to the National Museum of American Art. It?s located literally a few steps away from Washington?s heart, the White House, and is the craft & decorative arts segment of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

The Renwick Gallery Museum DC is also recognized as a National Historic Landmark, which its impressive architecture created by James Renwick Jr. from 1859 till 1874.

If you consider yourself as a lover or even a connoisseur of American craft then a visit to this place is in order. The most stunning craft objects as well as decorative arts beginning from the 1800s all the way to today?s contemporary works are featured in its numerous exhibits, collections, and publications. A few famous works you?ll glimpse within the Renwick Gallery Museum in DC include the Ghost Clock of Wendell Castle, Game Fish of Larry Fuente, and Bancketje or Banquet by Beth Lipman.