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Displaying 25 of 5,257 exhibitions.


  • Architectural Viewpoints: Americans in Europe 1880-1930

    On view are 70 watercolors, prints, and drawings created by American artists traveling in Europe between 1880 and 1930.

    February 16, 1990 – May 28, 1990

    American Art Museum

  • Culture and Commentary: An Eighties Perspective

    See works by 15 international artists that reflect society's changes in the 1980s. 

    February 8, 1990 – May 6, 1990

    Hirshhorn Museum

  • Kiva, Cross, and Crown at Pecos Pueblo

    The exhibition examines cultural interaction at Pecos, New Mexico in the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries. 

    April 29, 1989 – May 1, 1990

    American History Museum

  • Duke Ellington, American Musician

    Commemorating Duke Ellington's career and musical legacy, this exhibition includes original compositions, awards, a bandstand, a portrait of the "Duke" painted by his granddaughter, and posters from some of his world tours. 

    April 4, 1989 – April 30, 1990

    American History Museum

  • Recent Acquisition: Fm/5' Awf #3

    View a sculpture by Ernest Trova.

    April 2, 1990 – April 30, 1990

    American Art Museum

  • India Along the Ganges: Photographs by Raghubir Singh

    Celebrate life on India's sacred river, from its source in the Himalayas to its delta at the Bay of Bengal in this exhibition of 50 dye-transfer images.

    November 23, 1989 – April 15, 1990

    Asian Art Museum, East Building

  • Recent Acquisitions (1989-90)

    View 8 paintings include portraits of Benny Goodman by Rene Bouche, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas by Francis Rose, and a self-portrait by Mark Tobey.

    September 5, 1989 – April 2, 1990

    Portrait Gallery

  • The First Egyptians

    This exhibition explores predynastic Egyptian culture in the years 3700-3200 B.C. and includes 130 artifacts: pottery, bone bracelets and rings, shells, and slate plates. 

    December 8, 1989 – April 1, 1990

    Natural History Museum

  • To Color America: Portraits by Winold Reiss

    See 81 portrait of non-white Americans, painted mostly in the 1920s and 1930s, by the German-born artist.

    October 27, 1989 – April 1, 1990

    Portrait Gallery

  • E. McKnight Kauffer: Graphic Art and Theater Design

    Visit a retrospective of the artist's graphic and theater design career that includes posters for British Rail and American Airlines and stage and costume designs.

    November 21, 1989 – April 1, 1990

    Cooper Hewitt Design Museum

  • Greek Revival

    Photographs document the various styles of Greek architecture popular in the U.S. from 1825 to 1855. 

    January 17, 1990 – March 31, 1990

    American History Museum

  • The Intimate World of Alexander Calder

    Enjoy over 300 small sculptures, toys, jewelry, and household objects by the artist, who is best-known for his monumental sculptures.

    October 17, 1989 – March 11, 1990

    Cooper Hewitt Design Museum

  • Matt Mullican Works

    A brightly colored rug alluding to city planning serves as a counterpoint to the broad vista of museums and monuments seen through the window.  

    December 6, 1989 – March 11, 1990

    Hirshhorn Museum

  • Sales Exhibition: Glass: Reflections Today

    Admire and purchase contemporary and traditional glass goblets, vases, plates, and perfume bottles by 16 artists in the Museum Store.

    November 10, 1989 – March 8, 1990

    Renwick Gallery

  • Masterworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany

    View 62 of Tiffany's finest works, including paintings; stained-glass windows; lead-glass lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns; mosaic wall decorations; art glass cases; enamelware; ceramics; and jewelry.

    September 29, 1989 – March 4, 1990

    Renwick Gallery

  • The Precious Metals: Gold and Platinum

    Marvel at selection of 78 gold and platinum nuggets and rare crystalline gold from 8 foreign countries and the U.S.  

    December 19, 1979 – March 1, 1990

    Natural History Museum

  • Dynamics of Evolution

    In this hall is an impressive array of preserved specimens, skeletons, skins, and shells -- all from the museum's collections and all examples of the great diversity of life that has come about through evolution.  

    January 1, 1980 – March 1, 1990

    Natural History Museum

  • Workers and Managers: The Crises of Control in American Manufacturing

    Trace methods of worker control by management from the 1870s to the present. 

    October 2, 1989 – February 28, 1990

    American History Museum

  • Recent Acquisition: Frederick Brown's "Junior Wells"

    An oil painting portrait of the Tennessee-born blues musician is on view.

    February 1, 1990 – February 28, 1990

    American Art Museum

  • Treasures of American Folk Art from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center

    Take in 183 examples of American folk art from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

    November 22, 1989 – February 19, 1990

    American Art Museum

  • Nomads: Masters of the Eurasian Steppe

    Explore life on the Eurasian steppe from the Black Sea to the Great Wall of China through some 1,000 artifacts from Soviet museums. 

    November 17, 1989 – February 18, 1990

    Natural History Museum

  • Caribbean Festival Arts

    Examine how three Caribbean festivals - Jonkonnu, Carnival, and Hosay - represent the intellectual life, culture, politics, and natural resources of the region.

    June 3, 1989 – February 15, 1990

    Ripley Center

  • Jamaica: A Photographic Essay

    View 130 images showing every facet of the land and its people by Jamaican-born photographer Ray Chen.

    June 3, 1989 – February 15, 1990

    Ripley Center

  • Science as Art: Marine Research in the Caribbean

    See scientific illustrations and underwater color photographs from the museum's coral reef station off the coast of Belize.

    July 8, 1989 – February 15, 1990

    Ripley Center

  • Eyewitness to Apollo 11 (Art Show)

    Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the lunar landing through 26 works of art created during the Apollo program.

    July 14, 1989 – February 12, 1990

    Air and Space Museum


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