Smithsonian Art Lectures

In this artist talk, Trevor Paglen presents a series of projects exploring planet-scale sensing systems. From fiber optic cables under the earth’s oceans and reconnaissance satellites in earth’s orbit, to the autonomous vision systems and artificial intelligence networks that have come to inhabit the most intimate parts of our lives, Paglen ...

12K viewsJun 20, 2018

Smithsonian Museums

1:09:25

Three Smithsonian Museums in One Day! American History - Natural History - Air and Space - D.C.

YouTubeThe Carpetbagger

63.6K views2 months ago

43:05

An Exclusive Look Inside The Vaults Of The Smithsonian Museum

YouTubeUnearthed History -

206K views1 month ago

1:03:27

Smithsonian Natural History Museum Walking Tour 4K | Washington DC

YouTubePaseo Vibes

1.3K views4 months ago

Top videos

1:07:10

Lecture Series: "The World of Alexander von Humboldt" with Senior Curator Eleanor Jones Harvey

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art

6.6K viewsSep 23, 2020

56:15

Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture: Bisa Butler

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art

24.7K viewsNov 20, 2020

2:54

Teaching Critical Thinking through Art with the National Gallery of Art | SmithsonianX on edX

YouTubeNational Gallery of Art

5.6K viewsFeb 21, 2019

Smithsonian Channel

4:25

How the Grand Prismatic Spring Gets Its Kaleidoscopic Colors 🌈 Aerial America | Smithsonian Channel

YouTubeSmithsonian Channel

43.4K viewsMar 21, 2022

2:58

Denali Has One of the Deepest Canyons in the World 🏔️ Aerial America | Smithsonian Channel

YouTubeSmithsonian Channel

21K viewsMar 14, 2022

4:00

Why the ‘Stonehenge of Atlit Yam’ was Held in Such High Regard ✨ Secrets | Smithsonian Channel

YouTubeSmithsonian Channel

23.1K viewsDec 8, 2021

1:07:10

Find in video from 20:16Cartouches and Maps

Lecture Series: "The World of Alexander von Humboldt" with Se…

6.6K viewsSep 23, 2020

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

56:15

Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture: Bisa Butler

24.7K viewsNov 20, 2020

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

2:54

Find in video from 00:10Introduction to Critical Thinking through Art

Teaching Critical Thinking through Art with the National Gallery of Ar…

5.6K viewsFeb 21, 2019

YouTubeNational Gallery of Art

2:57

Find in video from 00:30ArtfulThinking Research and Routines

Teaching Critical Thinking through Art with the National Gallery of Ar…

4.4K viewsDec 20, 2018

YouTubeedX

1:02:48

Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture: Fred Wilson

1.7K viewsSep 20, 2021

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

55:30

Virtual "Subversive, Skilled, Sublime" Lecture with Mary Savig

636 viewsOct 3, 2024

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

“Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice” Introduction

4:50

Find in video from 00:39The Art of Johnson's Series

“Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice” Introd…

2K viewsMar 7, 2024

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

1:09:55

The Art of the Stamp, Maynard Sundman Lecture 2012

63.2K viewsJan 24, 2013

YouTubeSmithsonianNPM

1:00:17

Charles C. Eldredge Prize Lecture with Caitlin Meehye Beach

717 viewsMar 21, 2024

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

9:41

Handi-hour Crafting: Rosemaling

246 views3 months ago

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

1:17:07

Archive Live with Joyce J. Scott and Josh Franco

798 viewsDec 11, 2024

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

Championing Black Art: A Conversation with Myrtis Bedolla

2.3K viewsFeb 25, 2024

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

1:04:07

A Conversation with Artists Nick Cave and Bob Faust

1.5K views2 months ago

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

1:09:54

Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women Lecture with Janne…

5.4K viewsMay 23, 2024

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

1:15

Is it cake? No. Is it art or a book? Yes. 📚 We’re celebrating #NationalL…

281.1K viewsApr 8, 2025

FacebookSmithsonian

1:00:53

Virtual "Pictures of Belonging" Curator Talk

1.1K viewsJan 23, 2025

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

3:22

Preserving William H. Johnson’s “Fighters for Freedom”

580 viewsApr 26, 2024

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

4:40

Find in video from 00:48The Family Background and Art Practice

Meet the Artist: Alison Saar

3.5K viewsMay 9, 2024

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

1:19:31

Four Scholars, Four Paintings

848 views5 months ago

YouTubeYale University Art Gallery

3:16

Behind the Scenes at the Lunder Conservation Center

341 views4 months ago

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

31:51

Tutorial on Applying for a SAAM Fellowship

425 views10 months ago

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

5:14

Find in video from 01:21The Visual Connection with Modern Art

Explore Amish Quilts at SAAM

1.8K viewsAug 8, 2024

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

1:17

Butter Sculptors Delight in the Details

784 views3 months ago

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

56:48

Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture with Artist Elizabeth Peyton

12.9K viewsNov 7, 2011

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

7:09

Find in video from 03:39Transformation of the Modern Art Wing

The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington is Evolvin…

897 viewsMay 14, 2024

YouTubeWETA PBS

1:02:24

Learning across Disciplines with Art and Science | Cultivating Learning

437 viewsMay 14, 2025

YouTubeSmithsonian Education

1:00:40

Color! Lecture Series | Looking Closely at Robert Weingarten’s Ph…

215 views4 months ago

YouTubeThe Rockwell Museum

1:10:46

Find in video from 08:04Art and Historical Moments

Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture: artist Trevor Paglen

10.3K viewsSep 9, 2015

YouTubeSmithsonian American Art Museum

See more videos