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    The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas Added

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    The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas

    The Art of Knowing brings together highlights from our collections to explore religious and practical knowledge across time, space, and cultures

    March 25, 2023 – Ongoing

    Asian Art Museum, East Building

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    Abraham Lincoln by W.F.K. Travers

    The life size portrait of Abraham Lincoln by W.F.K. Travers joins the America's Presidents exhibition. 

    February 10, 2023 – December 31, 2027

    Portrait Gallery

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    A Collector's Eye: Freer in Egypt Added

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    A Collector's Eye: Freer in Egypt

    Freer acquired a range of works, including the renowned Washington Codex—one of the oldest Bibles in the world—a digital copy of which will be on view along with an exceptional group of New Kingdom Egyptian glass vessels, a Byzantine jewelry set, amulets, and hundreds of beads, many of which will be seen in this exhibition for the first time.

    January 28, 2023 – Ongoing

    Asian Art Museum, West Building

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    Entertainment Nation

    Entertainment Nation examines how entertainment brings Americans together, shapes us, and provides a forum for important national conversations.

    December 9, 2022 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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    Spirit in the Dark: Religion in Black Music, Activism, and Popular Culture Added

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    Spirit in the Dark: Religion in Black Music, Activism, and Popular Culture

    Spirit in the Dark examines Black religious life through a selection of photographs from the publisher of Ebony, Jet, and Negro Digest.

    November 18, 2022 – April 2026

    African American History and Culture Museum

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    Freer's Global Network: Artists, Collectors, and Dealers Added

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    Freer's Global Network: Artists, Collectors, and Dealers

    This exhibition looks closely at the interconnected web of artists, dealers, and collectors who helped shape the Freer Gallery of Art’s collection amid the shifting political and economic environment of the early twentieth century.

    October 15, 2022 – Ongoing

    Asian Art Museum, West Building

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    Thomas W. Haas We All Fly Added

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    Thomas W. Haas We All Fly

    This gallery explores the many facets of general aviation, from sport to business to humanitarian, and introduces careers available in aviation.

    October 14, 2022 – Permanent

    Air and Space Museum

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    Early Flight Added

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    Early Flight

    Early Flight explores how in one short decade people in America and around the world were pushing boundaries, setting records, and advancing aircraft technology.

    October 14, 2022 – Indefinitely

    Air and Space Museum

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    The Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age Added

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    The Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age

    Explore who Wilbur and Orville Wright were, what they achieved and how they did it, and how the world reacted. 

    October 14, 2022 – Indefinitely

    Air and Space Museum

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    Nation of Speed

    Nation of Speed paints a portrait of human ingenuity and explores how the pursuit of speed has shaped American culture and our national identity.

    October 14, 2022 – Indefinitely

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    America by Air

    America by Air traces the history of commercial aviation in the United States from airmail to airlines. 

    October 14, 2022 – Permanent

    Air and Space Museum

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    Rallying against Racism Added

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    Rallying against Racism

    This display features the “Fight the Virus, NOT the People” COVID-19 Banner, donated by the San Francisco Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA). 

    October 1, 2022 – November 2025

    American History Museum

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    Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade Added

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    Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade

    The fine alabaster statues and metalworks display the masterful skills of artists from ancient Yemen, who blended local ideas and Greek and Roman inspirations into new creations, underscoring the region’s remarkable artistic and cultural cosmopolitanism.

    September 3, 2022 – Ongoing

    Asian Art Museum, East Building

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    We Belong Here: Marking the 50th Anniversary of Title IX Added

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    We Belong Here: Marking the 50th Anniversary of Title IX

    Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the federal legislation that unintentionally helped bring equality to sports.

    June 23, 2022 – November 2025

    American History Museum

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    Really BIG Money

    Artifacts and activities help young visitors understand that money can be a powerful and memorable way to learn about the world.

    April 8, 2022 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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    The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room

    The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room includes more than two hundred bronzes, paintings, silk hangings, and carpets that were created in Tibet, China, and Mongolia between the thirteenth and early twentieth centuries.

    March 5, 2022 – Ongoing

    Asian Art Museum, East Building

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    Prehistoric Spirals: Earthenware from Thailand Added

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    Prehistoric Spirals: Earthenware from Thailand

    Red painted spirals swirl in distinct patterns across the surfaces of these vessels, testifying to the sophisticated material and aesthetic cultures of northeastern Thailand more than two thousand years ago.

    December 18, 2021 – Ongoing

    Asian Art Museum, East Building

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    Native New York

    The exhibition encompasses 12 places in present-day New York, introducing visitors to the Native nations that call the region home.

    October 25, 2021 – Ongoing

    American Indian Museum New York

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    Artist to Artist

    Paired artworks, each representing two figures whose trajectories intersected at a creatively crucial moment.

    October 1, 2021 – August 2, 2026

    American Art Museum

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    Laurie Anderson: Four Talks Added

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    Laurie Anderson: Four Talks

    Laurie Anderson has painted directly on the walls of the Hirshhorn in a stream-of-consciousness manner without preparatory sketches.

    September 24, 2021 – Ongoing

    Hirshhorn Museum

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    Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience. Added

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    Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.

    This exhibition explores how art depicts Black resistance, resilience, and protest.

    September 10, 2021 – Ongoing

    African American History and Culture Museum

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    The Only One in the Room: Women Achievers in Business and the Cost of Success Added

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    The Only One in the Room: Women Achievers in Business and the Cost of Success

    This display features the stories of eight strong women who made it to the top.

    November 20, 2020 – TBA

    American History Museum

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    National Native American Veterans Memorial

    The memorial welcomes and honors Native American veterans and their families, and educates the public about their extraordinary contributions.

    November 11, 2020 – Permanent

    American Indian Museum DC

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    Floral Fashions: From Bouquets to Buttonholes Added

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    Floral Fashions: From Bouquets to Buttonholes

    On display are over a dozen bouquet holders worn for both function and fashion by women during the Victorian era.

    November 22, 2019 – Permanent

    Ripley Center

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    Ancestral Connections

    Ancestral Connections explores how ten contemporary artists draw on aspects of their heritage—sometimes combined with personal experiences or tribal history—to create new and compelling works of art.

    May 4, 2019 – Ongoing

    American Indian Museum New York


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