As one of the many museums located on the National Mall, the Smithsonian’s Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden showcases masterpieces of modern and contemporary art. The circular building, which includes an interior courtyard, was designed by the famed architect Gordon Bunshaft. With artists ranging from Ron Mueck, Hamish Fulton and Ed Ruscha, these were a few of my favorites.

Untitled (Big Man) // Ron Mueck // pigmented polyester resin on fiberglass // 2000

Bust of Diego on a Stele II // Alberto Giacometti // bronze // 1958

Woman // Willem de Kooning // oil paint on wood // 1965

Window // Gerhard Richter // oil paint on canvas // 1968

Moonrise Kent England, 30 September 1985 // Hamish Fulton // paint and vinyl on wall // 1985

From Continent to Continent // Mario Merz // steel, glass, neon, clay & metal cables // 1985

The Los Angeles County Museum on Fire // Ed Ruscha // oil paint on canvas // 1965-1968

Fish // Alexander Calder // metal, paint, wire, plastic, wood, glass & ceramic // 1944

Untitled // Jannis Kounellis // stone & plaster fragments // 1980

Untitled // Robert Gober // plywood, iron, plaster, latex, paint & lights // 2003

Still Life with Spirit and Xitle // Jimmie Durham // car, volcanic stone & acrylic paint // 2007