Exhibitions

From the 1890s to the 1920s, Sophia Crownfield designed prints for some of the most prominent silk and wallpaper manufacturers in the United States.

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

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 Weather is the largest-ever U.S. exhibition of artwork by celebrated multimedia artist Laurie Anderson. 

An escaramuza charra dress worn by Veronica Davila is on view, representing the only female event in the Mexican charrería.

The National Portrait Gallery presents the first major large-scale retrospective of work by Hung Liu, the internationally acclaimed Chinese-born American artist.

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.

The exhibition features more than 35 original watercolor and gouache design drawings by Zuzek to reveal Zuzek’s artistic contribution to the iconic Pulitzer style.

Featuring stories of contemporary and historic women, this display of photos and graphics is dominated by lively, larger-than-life images of woman inventors.

Every Eye Is Upon Me is the first major exhibition to explore the historical significance of this prominent position through the mode of portraiture. 

Through its rich collections and new acquisitions, the museum explores how girls have been on the front lines of social and cultural change.

This exhibition drawn from the NPG collection highlights twenty-four noted women writers from the past one hundred years.

This exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment recognizing women’s right to vote. 

The exhibit shows the early and notable editions of the novel in the library’s collection, as well as its interesting publishing history.

This is the first major museum exhibition to explore the complex and diverse nature of Muslim dress codes worldwide.

Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists, organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, is the first major thematic exhibition to explore the artistic achievements of Native women.

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

This project brings into being the missing legacy of female paleontologists to overcome societal stereotypes concerning gender and professional roles.

The Hirshhorn hosts the largest site-specific exhibition to date by the acclaimed abstract painter Pat Steir.

The National Portrait Gallery commemorates the life of Jessye Norman, one of the twentieth century's greatest sopranos.