Shortly after arriving in D.C., we visited the Renwick Gallery, near the White House and not far from our apartment.
The Renwick is one of the Smithsonian Institution museums and is dedicated to American art, particularly craft and decorative arts from the 19th century to the present. The building was designed by famed architect James Renwick in the 1850's and was modeled after the Tuileries building at the Louvre in Paris.
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| Renwick's building |
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| The Tuileries Palace (before its demolition in 1883) |
The Renwick Gallery was renovated during 2013-2015. One of the signature works of art added to the museum is a light display, Volume, hanging over the main staircase, pictured below.
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| Volume by Leo Villareal (2015). The installation consists of 23,000 LED's. |
Below is a short video of Volume in action.
While touring the Renwick, we enjoyed viewing a variety of craft and decorative works of art by American artists, including the collection of cups pictured below.
Murder Is Her Hobby: When we visited, the Renwick was hosting a temporary exhibition of miniature scenes depicting actual deaths. It was part CSI and part diorama. They were used to teach investigators how to spot suspicious clues. You can read more below and view two of the scenes.
If you solve the two mysteries depicted above, please send us your solutions.
In the meantime, please be on the lookout for the suspicious looking character pictured below.
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