Smithsonian American Art Museum And Renwick Gallery
Many art museums throughout history have been designed with a cultural objective or been subject to political intervention. In explicit, national art galleries have been thought to incite feelings of nationalism. This has occurred in both democratic and non-democratic international locations, although authoritarian regimes have traditionally exercised more control over administration of art museums. Ludwig Justi was for example dismissed as director of the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin in 1933 by the new Nazi authorities for not being politically appropriate. Gender bias is less overt right now, however contemporary women artists still face many obstacles and disparities, in addition to…