Exhibitions
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We Gather at the Edge: Contemporary Quilts by Black Women Artists
February 21, 2025 – June 22, 2025Renwick GalleryThe artists featured in We Gather at the Edge honor the Black story quilt tradition with work that envisions a more just and connected world.
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Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo
November 15, 2024 – August 17, 2025American Art MuseumAn in-depth look at three trailblazing American artists of Japanese descent in the story of modernism.
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Sublime Light: Tapestry Art of DY Begay
September 20, 2024 – July 13, 2025American Indian Museum DCSublime Light celebrates more than three decades of innovation by DY Begay and showcases 48 of her most remarkable tapestries.
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Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women’s Activism
July 19, 2024 – OngoingAfrican American History and Culture MuseumLearn about renowned educator and reformer Mary McLeod Bethune and other Black women social change agents, past and present.
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¡De última hora!: Latinas Report Breaking News
September 15, 2023 – August 17, 2025American History MuseumWorking in the fast-paced, ever-changing environment of broadcast news, these women shaped and shape the narrative for major historical events.
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We Belong Here: Marking the 50th Anniversary of Title IX
June 23, 2022 – IndefinitelyAmerican History MuseumCoinciding with the 50th anniversary of the federal legislation that unintentionally helped bring equality to sports, this 30-foot display case illuminates three athletes’ stories.
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The Only One in the Room: Women Achievers in Business and the Cost of Success
November 20, 2020 – TBAAmerican History MuseumThis display features the stories of eight strong women who made it to the top.
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Janet Echelman's 1.8 Renwick
September 18, 2020 – May 13, 2025Renwick GalleryEchelman’s colorful fiber and lighting installation examines the complex interconnections between human beings and our physical world.
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The Four Justices
October 28, 2013 – IndefinitelyPortrait GallerySee Supreme Court justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan in this life-size portrait.
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The First Ladies
November 19, 2011 – IndefinitelyAmerican History MuseumLearn how first ladies have shaped the role of first lady as the role of women in society evolved.
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The Struggle for Justice
February 12, 2010 – PermanentPortrait GalleryThis exhibition showcases major cultural and political figures who struggled to achieve civil rights for disenfranchised or marginalized groups.
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