Exhibitions
-
In Memoriam: Rosalynn Carter, 1927–2023November 21, 2023 – January 3, 2024Portrait Gallery
Rosalynn Carter was the first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981.
-
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.
-
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.
-
I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker's Portraits of Remarkable Black Women: Part IIFebruary 10, 2023 – September 10, 2023Portrait Gallery
The Portrait Gallery recently acquired all 75 portraits from the Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer’s series and is celebrating the acquisition with a two-part exhibition.
-
One Life: Maya LinSeptember 30, 2022 – April 16, 2023Portrait Gallery
One Life: Maya Lin is the first biographical exhibition of the architect, sculptor, and environmentalist.
-
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.
-
I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women: Part IJuly 8, 2022 – January 29, 2023Portrait Gallery
This exhibition features more than 25 photographs by Brian Lanker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands, 1968-2020August 27, 2021 – May 30, 2022Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery presents the first major large-scale retrospective of work by Hung Liu, the internationally acclaimed Chinese-born American artist.
-
Every Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United StatesNovember 13, 2020 – May 23, 2021Portrait Gallery
Every Eye Is Upon Me is the first major exhibition to explore the historical significance of this prominent position through the mode of portraiture.
-
Her Story: A Century of Women WritersSeptember 18, 2020 – January 23, 2022Portrait Gallery
This exhibition drawn from the NPG collection highlights twenty-four noted women writers from the past one hundred years.
-
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.
-
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.
-
In Memoriam: Jessye Norman, 1945-2019October 3, 2019 – November 3, 2019Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery commemorates the life of Jessye Norman, one of the twentieth century's greatest sopranos.
-
In Memoriam: Toni MorrisonAugust 6, 2019 – November 7, 2019Portrait Gallery
Toni Morrison, the first black woman to become a Nobel laureate, wrote about the experiences of African Americans.
-
One Life: Marian AndersonJune 28, 2019 – March 13, 2020Portrait Gallery
This exhibition examines the ways in which artists, concert promoters, and others wielded Marian Anderson's iconic likeness as a powerful symbol in the pursuit of civil rights.
-
Women of Progress: Early Camera PortraitsJune 14, 2019 – June 13, 2021Portrait Gallery
This exhibition of daguerreotypes and ambrotypes from the 1840s and 1850s features portraits of early feminist icons.
-
In Memoriam: Leah ChaseJune 4, 2019 – June 30, 2019Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery recognizes the life and legacy of Leah Chase with a painting by Gustave Blache III.
-
Storied Women of the Civil War EraMay 24, 2019 – March 20, 2022Portrait Gallery
This intimate exhibition includes portraits of Civil War era women who captivated the public while becoming sought-after subjects for Mathew Brady’s camera.
Remove facets below:
- Clear All
- Clear(-) excludedCategory: Kids' Favorites
- Clear(-) excludedMuseum / Unit: Anacostia Community Museum
- Clear(-) excludedMuseum / Unit: Cooper Hewitt
- Clear(-) excludedMuseum / Unit: Freer Gallery of Art
- Clear(-) excludedMuseum / Unit: African American History and Culture Museum
- Clear(-) excludedMuseum / Unit: American History Museum
- Clear(-) excludedMuseum / Unit: Natural History Museum
- Clear(-) excludedMuseum / Unit: Postal Museum
- Clear(-) excludedMuseum / Unit: Renwick Gallery
- Clear(-) excludedMuseum / Unit: American Art Museum
- Clear(-) excludedMuseum / Unit: S. Dillon Ripley Center
- Clear(-) excludedMuseum / Unit: Smithsonian Gardens
- Clear(-) excludedMuseum / Unit: Smithsonian Castle
-
Museum / Unit
- filter Portrait Gallery 44 Exclude Portrait Gallery
- filter Hirshhorn 10 Exclude Hirshhorn
- filter Air and Space Museum 2 Exclude Air and Space Museum
- filter American Indian Museum 2 Exclude American Indian Museum
- filter American Indian Museum New York 2 Exclude American Indian Museum New York
- filter Archives of American Art 1 Exclude Archives of American Art
- filter Arts and Industries Building 1 Exclude Arts and Industries Building
- Category