Exhibitions

This focused exhibition pairs two projects by Carrie Mae Weems that explore the relationship of memory to history and of memory as it is mediated through performance, photography, or video.

Explore how women of color draw on a long history of activism and advance environmental justice efforts.

Orchids: Hidden Stories of Groundbreaking Women unearths stories of women who have enriched our understanding and appreciation of orchids.

Of the more than seventy projects funded by the NEA, the East Baltimore Survey was unique for having been conceived, led, and carried out by women photographers.

On view are more than 75 vibrant and varied personal statements from artists from 1976 and now that elucidate the contours of feminist art.

Internationally acclaimed artist Tiffany Chung is known for her multimedia work that explores migration, conflict, and shifting geographies in the wake of political and natural upheavals.

Through the letters and artifacts of four women, visitors can explore unique, personal perspectives on life, duty, and service during the war.

Murder is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death explores the unexpected intersection between craft and forensic science.

See pins from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's collection, highlighting her use of jewelry as a tool of diplomacy and capturing her wit.

Portraits of aviator Amelia Earhart tell the story of her career and pay special attention to her work on behalf of women’s rights.

Explore 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.

Trace the history of Barbie from American Airlines stewardess in 1961 through astronaut in 1994 in this exhibit of 56 space- and aviation-related toys.

Honor 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.

This exhibition gathers works by a diverse group of African American women artists based in metropolitan Washington, DC.

Learn about black women whose accomplishments have changed our lives, from 1700 to 1977.

In 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.