Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is a Smithsonian institution in Washington, D.C., renowned for its extensive collection of modern and contemporary art and its distinctive cylindrical building with an adjacent outdoor sculpture garden.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T137927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Context triple: [National Mall, contains, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden]
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a major U.S. museum in Washington, D.C., dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting American art from the colonial period to the present.
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National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is a major U.S. art museum renowned for its extensive collection of European and American masterpieces, located on the National Mall.
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East Building
The East Building is a modernist wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., renowned for its angular architecture by I. M. Pei and its collection of modern and contemporary art.
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The Phillips Collection
The Phillips Collection is a renowned modern art museum in Washington, D.C., celebrated for its intimate setting and pioneering collection of Impressionist and modern works.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a Smithsonian institution in Washington, D.C., dedicated to documenting and showcasing the history, culture, and contributions of African Americans.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Target entity description: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is a Smithsonian institution in Washington, D.C., renowned for its extensive collection of modern and contemporary art and its distinctive cylindrical building with an adjacent outdoor sculpture garden.
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A.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a major U.S. museum in Washington, D.C., dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting American art from the colonial period to the present.
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B.
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is a major U.S. art museum renowned for its extensive collection of European and American masterpieces, located on the National Mall.
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C.
East Building
The East Building is a modernist wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., renowned for its angular architecture by I. M. Pei and its collection of modern and contemporary art.
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D.
The Phillips Collection
The Phillips Collection is a renowned modern art museum in Washington, D.C., celebrated for its intimate setting and pioneering collection of Impressionist and modern works.
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E.
National Museum of African American History and Culture
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a Smithsonian institution in Washington, D.C., dedicated to documenting and showcasing the history, culture, and contributions of African Americans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Smithsonian museum
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art museum ⓘ sculpture garden ⓘ |
| architect | Gordon Bunshaft ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Brutalism ⓘ |
| category |
Art museums and galleries in Washington, D.C.
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Museums on the National Mall ⓘ Sculpture gardens in the United States ⓘ |
| collectionSize | more than 12,000 works ⓘ |
| collectionType |
contemporary art
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modern art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| coordinates | 38.8889° N, 77.0229° W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasCollection |
installation art
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paintings ⓘ photography ⓘ sculptures ⓘ video art ⓘ works on paper ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Melissa Chiu ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionSpace |
indoor galleries
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outdoor sculpture garden ⓘ plaza with large-scale sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hirshhorn Plaza
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
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| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedOn | National Mall ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph H. Hirshhorn ⓘ |
| notableWorkInCollection |
works by Alberto Giacometti
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works by Alexander Calder ⓘ works by Auguste Rodin ⓘ works by Henri Matisse ⓘ works by Mark Rothko ⓘ works by Pablo Picasso ⓘ works by Willem de Kooning ⓘ works by Yayoi Kusama ⓘ |
| opened | October 4, 1974 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Smithsonian Institution ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Smithsonian Institution ⓘ |
| partOf | Smithsonian Institution ⓘ |
| postalCode | 20560 ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess |
L'Enfant Plaza station
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surface form:
L’Enfant Plaza station (Washington Metro)
Smithsonian station (Washington Metro) ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical building ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Independence Avenue SW & 7th Street SW ⓘ |
| website | https://hirshhorn.si.edu/ ⓘ |
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Subject: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Description of subject: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is a Smithsonian institution in Washington, D.C., renowned for its extensive collection of modern and contemporary art and its distinctive cylindrical building with an adjacent outdoor sculpture garden.
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Smithsonian museums on the National Mall
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Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
The Burghers of Calais (cast) by Auguste Rodin
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
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The Burghers of Calais
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
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Smithsonian station
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Hirshhorn
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden art collection
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Hirshhorn Museum
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Hirshhorn Museum building
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden vicinity
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Smithsonian station
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Arts and Industries Building
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Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.