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Libby Weiler

Libby Weiler is an artist and photographer who manages web content for the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Stories from this author

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Road Trip: Morocco on my Mind

SAAM's artworks bring the author back to her beloved Morocco without having to leave home.

What's a mastodon doing at SAAM? Dr. Advait Mahesh Jukar, a Deep Time Fellow and Paleontologist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, answers our questions.

Hips Don't Lie: The American Incognitum

Dr. Advait Mahesh Jukar, a Deep Time Fellow and Paleontologist at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, talks with us about mastodons.

At Mývatn, a volcanic lake in northern Iceland. Photo by Libby Weiler

Road Trip: Aurora Borealis

Where will American Art Take You? Perhaps to Iceland to see the northern lights...

Border Quipu/Quipu Fronterizo (detail), 2016-18, by Tanya Aguiñiga. Photo by Libby Weiler.

Renwick Invitational 2018

When you think of the Renwick Gallery, images of a bright floor to ceiling rainbow or faceted moving mushrooms might come to mind. It's true, the Renwick Gallery has been known to offer blockbuster exhibitions, such as No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, that give you Instagram-worthy photography.

Howard Russell Butler, Desert Landscape (#69), n.d., pastel on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Howard Russell Butler, Jr., 1978.65.4

Road Trip: Painted Deserts

August is for staff Artful Road Trips. Libby shares her journey to Arches National Park, Utah.