Exhibitions
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A Room of Her Own: My Mother's Altar, an installation by Sandra CisnerosOctober 31, 2014 – September 7, 2015American History Museum
Acclaimed author Sandra Cisneros has created an installation in the tradition of "Dia de Muertos" to honor her mother, Elvira Cordero Cisneros.
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Marian Anderson: Artist and SymbolApril 8, 2014 – November 11, 2014American History Museum
See Marian Anderson's orange-and-black velvet ensemble, which she wore during her historic Easter Sunday performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on April 9,1939.
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Camilla's PurseJanuary 24, 2014 – May 4, 2014American History Museum
See what Holocaust survivor Camilla (Mia) Klaber Gottlieb carried in her purse to preserve her memories before, during, and after World War II.
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The National Woman Suffrage Parade, 1913February 28, 2013 – December 2, 2013American History Museum
Learn about the impact of the 1913 women's suffrage march in Washington, DC, the first civil rights parade to use the nation's capital as a backdrop.
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Gymnast Gabrielle DouglasFebruary 1, 2013 – April 2, 2014American History Museum
See objects related to Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas.
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Not Lost in Translation: The Life of Clotilde AriasSeptember 27, 2012 – May 12, 2013American History Museum
Learn about the life and times of Clotilde Arias, who in 1946 was commissioned by the US State Department to compose an official Spanish-language translation of the national anthem.
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Girl Scouts 1912-2012June 1, 2012 – April 20, 2014American History Museum
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts by learning about the organization's history.
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Annie Leibovitz: PilgrimageJanuary 20, 2012 – May 20, 2012American Art Museum
The images in this collection chart a new direction for Annie Leibovitz, one of America's best known living photographers, whose career now spans more than 40 years.
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Have You Heard the One about...? Phyllis Diller's Gag FileAugust 12, 2011 – October 30, 2011American History Museum
See how actress and stand-up comic Phyllis Diller kept track of her trove of 50,000 jokes.
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So Much Need of Service: The Diary of a Civil War NurseApril 22, 2011 – July 29, 2011American History Museum
The experiences of Civil War nurse Amanda Akin reflect the sacrifices of millions of Americans who contributed to the war effort.
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Anne Truitt: Perception and ReflectionOctober 8, 2009 – January 3, 2010Hirshhorn
This is the first major survey spanning Anne Truitt's 40-year career since her death in 2004.
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Annie PootoogookJune 13, 2009 – October 10, 2010American Indian Museum New York
Visit 39 works that chronicle the social, economic, and cultural realities of Inuit life in the Canadian North by Annie Pootoogook (Inuit, b. 1969).
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Louise BourgeoisFebruary 26, 2009 – May 17, 2009Hirshhorn
This is the first major survey since 1995 of works by the French-born artist Louise Bourgeois (born 1911).
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Directions: Amy Sillman: Third Person SingularMarch 13, 2008 – July 6, 2008Hirshhorn
As part of the Directions series, see works that are intimate, psychological, and full of humor and pathos by New York-based painter Amy Sillman.
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Amelia Earhart's Personal CollectionNovember 12, 2007 – September 21, 2013Postal Museum
Portraits of aviator Amelia Earhart tell the story of her career and pay special attention to her work on behalf of women’s rights.
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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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Pretty Women: Freer and the Ideal of Feminine BeautyAugust 13, 2005 – September 17, 2006Freer Gallery of Art
See the major works that Freer acquired during his first 12 years as a collector— images of beautiful women by James McNeill Whistler, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, and Abbott Handerson Thayer.
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Basketball Player Rebecca Lobo's Olympic JerseySeptember 30, 2004 – January 27, 2005American History Museum
Visit Rebecca Lobo's basketball jersey from the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, where she won a gold medal as part of the U.S. women's team.
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Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church HatsDecember 12, 2003 – April 25, 2004Anacostia Community Museum
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.
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Althea GibsonOctober 3, 2003 – January 7, 2004American History Museum
This case features one of Gibson's Wimbledon trophies, her racket, an outfit she wore during the 1957 Wimbledon tournament, and several photographs.
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