Exhibitions
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Sublime Light: Tapestry Art of DY BegaySeptember 20, 2024 – July 13, 2025American Indian Museum
Sublime 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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Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women’s ActivismJuly 19, 2024 – OngoingAfrican American History and Culture Museum
Learn about renowned educator and reformer Mary McLeod Bethune and other Black women social change agents, past and present.
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Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939April 26, 2024 – February 23, 2025Portrait Gallery
Brilliant 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 NewsSeptember 15, 2023 – May 2026American History Museum
Working 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 IXJune 23, 2022 – IndefinitelyAmerican History Museum
Coinciding 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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Picturing Women InventorsMay 21, 2021 – OngoingAmerican History Museum
Featuring 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 SuccessNovember 20, 2020 – TBAAmerican History Museum
This 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 SheraldFebruary 13, 2018 – IndefinitelyPortrait Gallery
View the commissioned portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama, now permanently installed in the museum.
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The Four JusticesOctober 28, 2013 – IndefinitelyPortrait Gallery
See 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 LadiesNovember 19, 2011 – IndefinitelyAmerican History Museum
Learn 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 JusticeFebruary 12, 2010 – PermanentPortrait Gallery
This exhibition showcases major cultural and political figures who struggled to achieve civil rights for disenfranchised or marginalized groups.