Exhibitions
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To Live and Breathe: Women and Environmental Justice in Washington, D.C.
May 19, 2023 – January 7, 2024Anacostia Community MuseumExplore how women of color draw on a long history of activism and advance environmental justice efforts.
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Orchids: Hidden Stories of Groundbreaking Women
January 29, 2022 – April 24, 2022Smithsonian GardensOrchids: Hidden Stories of Groundbreaking Women unearths stories of women who have enriched our understanding and appreciation of orchids.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin: Early and Notable Editions
February 28, 2020 – February 28, 2022African American History and Culture MuseumThe 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 ArtOn 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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Emily Howland Photography Album
March 25, 2019 – March 31, 2019African American History and Culture MuseumThe Emily Howland photography album containing a previously unknown portrait of abolitionist and Underground Railroad-conductor Harriet Tubman is on view.
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Ella's Books: Volumes from the Library of Ella Fitzgerald
January 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020African American History and Culture MuseumBooks that were once part of Ella Fitzgerald’s personal library are on display in the museum library’s exhibit case.
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Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture
June 8, 2018 – June 2, 2019African American History and Culture MuseumThis 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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Read My Pins: The Madeline Albright Collection
June 18, 2010 – October 17, 2010Smithsonian CastleSee pins from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's collection, highlighting her use of jewelry as a tool of diplomacy and capturing her wit.
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Conversation Among Blues WomenNovember 13, 2005 – April 2, 2006Anacostia Community Museum
Visit an installation that mixes masks, textiles, found objects, lighting, and sound to give voice to and document the experiences of a wide-ranging group of African American women.
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Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats
December 12, 2003 – April 25, 2004Anacostia Community MuseumExplore a tradition among African American women of wearing church hats. Get to know the “Hat Queens” and admire their collection of “crowns,” from the simple to the simply out-of-this world.
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Resonant Forms: Contemporary African American Women SculptorsApril 13, 1998 – September 30, 1998Anacostia Community Museum
See sculpture and installation art by 8 women artists that explores black women's representation and experiences.
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Women and FlightJune 14, 1997 – September 12, 1997Air and Space Museum
Take in 75 black-and-white photographs of 37 women currently involved in aviation and space exploration by staff photographer Carolyn J. Russo.
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Flight Time Barbie: Dolls from the Popular Culture Collection of the National Air and Space Museum
June 9, 1995 – September 4, 1995Air and Space MuseumTrace the history of Barbie from American Airlines stewardess in 1961 through astronaut in 1994 in this exhibit of 56 space- and aviation-related toys.
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Patty Wagstaff: National Aerobatic Champion
March 11, 1994 – March 31, 1995Air and Space MuseumHonor the career of Patty Wagstaff, 1st woman to win the U.S. National Aerobatic Championship in 1991, and again in 1992 and 1993, in her aircraft the Extra 260.
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Gathered Visions: Selected Works by African American Women
November 18, 1990 – April 28, 1991Anacostia Community MuseumThis exhibition gathers works by a diverse group of African American women artists based in metropolitan Washington, DC.
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Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds
October 21, 1984 – June 30, 1985Anacostia Community MuseumLearn about black women whose accomplishments have changed our lives, from 1700 to 1977.
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Mary McLeod Bethune and Roosevelt's "Black Cabinet"
January 24, 1982 – September 30, 1982Anacostia Community MuseumIn commemoration of the centennial of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s birth (1882), learn more about the contributions of world-renowned educator Mary McLeod Bethune to FDR’s New Deal administration.
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Black Women: Achievement Against the Odds
February 8, 1976 – January 2, 1977Anacostia Community MuseumLearn about black women whose accomplishments have changed our lives, from 1700 to 1977.
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Collection of Period Costumes
1914 – Before 1955Arts and Industries BuildingThe Collection of Period Costumes exhibition opened in 1914 in the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building.
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