Discover the art and architecture that made the Steward Lee Udall Department of the Interior building a “symbol of a new day” during the Great Depression. The Interior Museum Murals Tour includes 26 photographic murals by Ansel Adams and many of the over forty mural panels painted by artists Maynard Dixon, Allan Houser, Gifford Beal and John Steuart Curry. Opened in 1938, the Interior Museum has collected over 6,000 objects of cultural, historic, and scientific importance, including a collection of over 800 North American Indian baskets contributed by private collectors. The Steward Lee Udall building was the first building in Washington, D.C. authorized, designed and built by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration. It combines elements of modern and classical architecture and illustrates the characteristics of the “New Deal” style.

If you are interested in this tour, please register by Monday, December 2, 2019.

General Information

• Meet your Smithsonian Associates Rep in the Department of Interior's C Street entrance lobby 10 minutes before the tour begins. A photo ID is required.
• While there is metered street parking and several parking lots and garages near the building, space is limited, your best bet is using METRO.