Exhibitions
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Sublime Light: Tapestry Art of DY Begay
September 20, 2024 – July 13, 2025American Indian MuseumSublime Light celebrates more than three decades of innovation by fiber artist DY Begay and is the first retrospective of Begay’s career, showcasing 48 of her most remarkable tapestries.
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Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939
April 26, 2024 – February 23, 2025Portrait GalleryBrilliant Exiles illuminates the accomplishments of sixty unconventional women who pursued their personal and professional aspirations in Paris.
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¡De última hora!: Latinas Report Breaking News
September 15, 2023 – May 2026American History MuseumWorking in the fast-paced, ever-changing environment of broadcast news, these women shaped and shape the narrative for major historical events.
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We Belong Here: Marking the 50th Anniversary of Title IX
June 23, 2022 – IndefinitelyAmerican History MuseumCoinciding with the 50th anniversary of the federal legislation that unintentionally helped bring equality to sports, this 30-foot display case illuminates three athletes’ stories.
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Music HerStory: Women and Music of Social Change
June 22, 2022 – March 24, 2025American History MuseumMusic HerStory explores the countless contributions of women changemakers, groundbreakers, and tradition-bearers through unique media collections from the Smithsonian.
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Picturing Women Inventors
May 21, 2021 – OngoingAmerican History MuseumFeaturing stories of contemporary and historic women, this display of photos and graphics is dominated by lively, larger-than-life images of female inventors.
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The Only One in the Room: Women Achievers in Business and the Cost of Success
November 20, 2020 – TBAAmerican History MuseumThis display features the stories of eight strong women who made it to the top.
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Former First Lady, Michelle Obama by Artist Amy Sherald
February 13, 2018 – IndefinitelyPortrait GalleryView the commissioned portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama, now permanently installed in the museum.
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The Four Justices
October 28, 2013 – IndefinitelyPortrait GallerySee Supreme Court justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan in this life-size portrait.
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The First Ladies
November 19, 2011 – IndefinitelyAmerican History MuseumLearn how first ladies have shaped the role of first lady as the role of women in society evolved.
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The Struggle for Justice
February 12, 2010 – PermanentPortrait GalleryThis exhibition showcases major cultural and political figures who struggled to achieve civil rights for disenfranchised or marginalized groups.
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