1974
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the national museum of modern and contemporary art and one of the world’s leading voices for 21st-century art and culture. Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Hirshhorn is one of 19 Smithsonian museums. The museum opened Oct. 1, 1974, as a result of the efforts and generosity of American entrepreneur and philanthropist Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899–1981), who donated his collection to the Smithsonian in 1966. Known for its striking Gordon Bunshaft-designed architecture, the museum has 60,000 square feet of exhibition space inside its elevated circular building and nearly 4 acres outside in its multilevel Sculpture Garden and Plaza.
Gross Exterior: approx. 176,000 sq. ft. Gross Interior: approx. 159,000 sq. ft.
700 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C. 20560