The renovation marks the first reinterpretation of the DC museum's holdings since 2006.
The renovated galleries are home to one of the museum’s most popular pieces, Nam Jun Paik’s video installation “Electronic Superhighway,” which will return to public view on Friday. Photograph courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Nam June Paik Estate.
“The world has changed so much since then,” says Griffey. “The stories we want to be able to tell are more expansive and the way that people think about American art has changed a lot since 2006, so we really wanted to take this opportunity to do something new and different.”
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