Kogod Courtyard - Smithsonian American Art Museum / National Portrait Gallery

The Kogod Courtyard is a glass-covered, climate-controlled public atrium that opened in 2006 between the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. The courtyard functions as an indoor public space and hosts a fountain, seating, special installations, and a museum café, integrating historic museum fabric with a modern canopy. It provides year-round visitor amenities and is used for temporary art installations and programming tied to the museums’ exhibitions.