Renwick Gallery's two-year renovation will craft a cutting-edge Grand Salon

The Renwick Gallery, the Smithsonian museum dedicated to American craft and decorative arts, has begun a two-year major renovation on its 154-year-old building. The museum, which closed to the public last month, is pumping $30 million into its first renovation in 40 years to update the building and refurbish historic features. With the renovation, the museum is also giving a high-tech boost to its Grand Salon, indicating that the Renwick is rethinking how it presents the American craft movement....