Art for the People

We are not sure if everybody is aware that the National Art and Smithsonian Museums in DC are free to the people.  We maximized this information as we toured the Hirschhorn Museum of Modern Art, both the East and West Buildings of the National Gallery of Art, as well as the outdoor Sculpture Garden.

The Sculpture Garden is full of large scale sculptures that makes you smile.  It is whimsical and beautiful. The most impressive one was a tree formed out of reflective steel.  Art replicating nature with a twist.

In DC you can find art in the most interesting places.  We spent most of our time in the Air and Space Museum within the section dedicated to soldier artists.  Soldier artists captured the landscape and familiarity of civilians within the cities besieged by war.  These soldiers translated the emotional experiences of war time, and its horrors.  Our history is captured through their talent and dedication to art.