A Visionary Spirit for Invention
Nov. 23, 2020 - Fall 2022
Residence of the EU Ambassador to the US
Admission grants entry to the museum and all current exhibitions except "A Visionary Spirit for Invention", which is not open to the public. Also, the 2nd floor of the Zanvyl A. Krieger Main Building will be closed from 9/4–10/6 while we transition exhibitions. Admission prices will be adjusted.
Photo courtesy of EU Delegation to the US
Photo courtesy of EU Delegation to the US
Photo courtesy of EU Delegation to the US
Photo courtesy of the EU Delegation to the US
Photo courtesy of the EU Delegation to the US
Photo courtesy of the EU Delegation to the US
About the Exhibition
Virtual & Private
While this exhibition is not open to the public, please stay tuned for virtual tours.
"A Visionary Spirit for Invention” is a bespoke art exhibition selected from works within the permanent collection of The American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) and assembled out of a great shared respect and affection between the State of Maryland and the EU, bolstered from a tour of AVAM by all twenty-seven EU Ambassadors to the US, that occurred in December 2019.
Hosted at the EU Embassy Residence in Washington, D.C. at the invitation of Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis and his wife, Phoebe Kapouano, “A Visionary Spirit for Invention” is an art exhibition dedicated to illuminating the role that resourceful, self-reliant, and resilient visionaries have played throughout humanityʼs upward evolution and in underscoring that same spirited vision embedded in the founding heart of the American experiment.
our generous sponsors
The exhibition is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org)
