Exhibitions
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Simone LeighNovember 3, 2023 – March 3, 2024Hirshhorn
The first comprehensive survey of the richly layered work of Simone Leigh, among the most respected artists of her generation.
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Shelley Niro: 500 Year ItchMay 27, 2023 – January 1, 2024American Indian Museum New York
Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch celebrates more than a half century of Shelley Niro’s paintings, photographs, mixed-media works, and films.
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Put It This Way: (Re)Visions of the Hirshhorn CollectionAugust 2, 2022 – September 4, 2023Hirshhorn
Put It This Way is devoted to the work of nearly 50 women and nonbinary artists in the Hirshhorn’s collection.
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#IfThenSheCan - The ExhibitMarch 5, 2022 – March 27, 2022Smithsonian Gardens
#IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit is he largest collection of statues of women ever assembled together, to be installed on and around the National Mall.
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Orchids: Hidden Stories of Groundbreaking WomenJanuary 29, 2022 – April 24, 2022Smithsonian Gardens
Orchids: Hidden Stories of Groundbreaking Women unearths stories of women who have enriched our understanding and appreciation of orchids.
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Toyin Ojih Odutola: A Countervailing TheoryNovember 19, 2021 – April 3, 2022Hirshhorn
The exhibition features a recent body of work in the form of a monumental cycle of 40 large-scale, monochromatic drawings that chronicle a myth conceived by the artist.
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Laurie Anderson: The WeatherSeptember 24, 2021 – August 7, 2022Hirshhorn
Laurie Anderson: The Weather is the largest-ever U.S. exhibition of artwork by celebrated multimedia artist Laurie Anderson.
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Escaramuza DressSeptember 17, 2021 – January 4, 2022American History Museum
An escaramuza charra dress worn by Veronica Davila is on view, representing the only female event in the Mexican charrería.
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Creating Icons: How We Remember Women's SuffrageMarch 6, 2020 – January 2, 2022American History Museum
This exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment recognizing women’s right to vote.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin: Early and Notable EditionsFebruary 28, 2020 – February 28, 2022African American History and Culture Museum
The exhibit shows the early and notable editions of the novel in the library’s collection, as well as its interesting publishing history.
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What Is Feminist Art?November 26, 2019 – December 31, 2021Archives of American Art
On view are more than 75 vibrant and varied personal statements from artists from 1976 and now that elucidate the contours of feminist art.
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Challenging the Face of Science: The Bearded Lady ProjectNovember 14, 2019 – September 26, 2021Natural History Museum
This project brings into being the missing legacy of female paleontologists to overcome societal stereotypes concerning gender and professional roles.
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Pat Steir: Color WheelOctober 24, 2019 – March 13, 2020Hirshhorn
The Hirshhorn hosts the largest site-specific exhibition to date by the acclaimed abstract painter Pat Steir.
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Emily Howland Photography AlbumMarch 25, 2019 – March 31, 2019African American History and Culture Museum
The Emily Howland photography album containing a previously unknown portrait of abolitionist and Underground Railroad-conductor Harriet Tubman is on view.
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All Work and No Pay: A History of Women's Invisible LaborMarch 4, 2019 – May 30, 2022American History Museum
Break rooms across America hold signs that read: “Your mother doesn’t work here.” All Work and No Pay examines the implied expectation that women will take care of the housework.
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Ella's Books: Volumes from the Library of Ella FitzgeraldJanuary 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020African American History and Culture Museum
Books that were once part of Ella Fitzgerald’s personal library are on display in the museum library’s exhibit case.
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The Case of Luisa MorenoJuly 20, 2018 – April 30, 2019American History Museum
The display features objects representing Moreno’s work as a civil rights activist and labor organizer with union pins as well as her shawl and a pamphlet to rally national attention and halt Moreno’s deportation.
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Special Olympics at 50July 10, 2018 – October 17, 2021American History Museum
Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first International Special Olympics Games through the stories of four accomplished athletes who participated in them.
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Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American CultureJune 8, 2018 – June 2, 2019African American History and Culture Museum
This exhibition explores the era that shaped Oprah Winfrey’s life and early career in TV, her talk show that dominated daytime TV for 25 years, and the ways in which she has influenced American popular culture.
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In Her Words: Women's Duty and Service in World War IFebruary 2, 2018 – September 5, 2018Postal Museum
Through the letters and artifacts of four women, visitors can explore unique, personal perspectives on life, duty, and service during the war.
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