National Academy Museum & School

The National Academy Museum’s permanent collection captures the variety and vitality of American art since the early nineteenth century. Each year, the collection continues to grow as the newest cohort of prominent artists and architects elected to the National Academy generously donates from among their work.

Variety & Vitality in American Art.
The permanent collection, often on view alongside the Museum’s special exhibits, is home to a varied body of work from sublime landscapes by nineteenth-century masters to abstract paintings by modern and contemporary artists.

Dynamic Dialogues through Special Exhibitions. 
Frequent special exhibitions widen the lens through which American art is viewed and appreciated.  These special exhibits are aimed at creating dynamic dialogues with our permanent collection and with the major issues and debates impacting the arts.