The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s central Kogod Courtyard is normally a peaceful place. Small children run through the fountain that flows along the floor, museumgoers grab a snack or meal at the tables by the café or people talk quietly on the edges of ornamental beds. But for one weekend in early August, the courtyard was utterly transformed—loud, and completely packed with museumgoers and videogame consoles.

On August 5-6, the Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibited not only the art on its walls, but also filled its largest open spaces with new and classic video games. The SAAM Arcade brought together technologists, designers and drew in close to 20,000 museumgoers over the course of the weekend.

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