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National Portrait Gallery Presents “Forces of Nature: Voices That Shaped Environmentalism”

On View Oct. 20–Sept. 2, 2024

September 21, 2023
Portrait Gallery
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Smithsonian Examines Philanthropy at a Symposium and in an Exhibit

National Museum of American History Hosts “Power of Giving” Symposium on Philanthropy’s Role in Social Justice and Adds New Stories to “Giving in America” Exhibit

Smithsonian American Art Museum Releases 10 New Digital Comics Exploring the Lives of Women Artists Represented in Its Collection

“Drawn to Art” Engages a Broader Audience With the Stories of Trailblazing Artists Such as Miriam Schapiro, Laura Aguilar, Wendy Red Star and Consuelo Jimenez Underwood

September 14, 2023
American Art Museum
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Latinas Make Breaking News in Smithsonian Spanish-Language TV Exhibition

“¡De última hora! Latinas Report Breaking News” Opens Sept. 15

National Museum of Asian Art Presents “Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change”

Exhibition Highlights the Artist’s Engagement With Social and Economic Change Through a Stunning Array of Artworks, Several on View for the First Time

August 30, 2023
Asian Art Museum
Exhibitions

Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Reinstalled Modern and Contemporary Galleries Display Expanded View of Artists’ Voices in the United States

“American Voices and Visions: Modern and Contemporary Art” Inaugurates First Phase of a Comprehensive Reinstallation of Collection Since 2006

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Celebrates Its Centennial With an Exhibition at Kyoto’s Oldest Zen Temple

Project Is a Partnership With Canon Inc. and Kyoto Culture Association

August 17, 2023
Asian Art Museum
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Recognizes the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington

“Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas”

National Museum of African Art Releases “Heroes” Publication

Donation to African Libraries and Universities; First Collection Book To Debut Museum’s Fully Integrated Approach

National Museum of Asian Art Presents “Park Chan-kyong: Gathering”

Exhibition Is First Solo Presentation of the Korean Artist’s Work in a Major US Institution and Inaugurates the Museum’s New Modern and Contemporary Galleries

August 7, 2023
Asian Art Museum
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Reexamines Narratives of the American West in Major Exhibition Bringing Together Works by 48 Contemporary Artists

Only Venue on the National Tour Located East of the Rocky Mountains

Cooper Hewitt to Present “An Atlas of Es Devlin” in Fall 2023

Celebrated Artist and Designer Es Devlin To Install 30-Year Archive in First Monographic Museum Exhibition July 14

July 14, 2023
Cooper Hewitt
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“Reconstructing Weatherbreak” Shows Architecture’s Role in Extreme Weather

National Museum of American History Collaborates With The Catholic University of America on Hands-On Construction of Geodesic Dome Inside the Museum

“Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies” Explores the Intersection of Video and Music by Today’s Leading Contemporary Artists

Exhibition Includes Recent Major Acquisitions

National Portrait Gallery Presents “Duty, Honor, Country: Antebellum Portraits of West Pointers”

On View June 23–June 9, 2024

Jessica Diamond’s Meditation on Life To Be Explored in Text-Based Exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Artist Follows Laurie Anderson and Barbara Kruger in Transforming Gallery Walls With Text-Based Work July 14–June 2, 2024

New Smithsonian Exhibition Examines the Cultural Nature of Cellphones

“Cellphone: Unseen Connections” Will Allow Visitors To Contemplate the Intersection of Technology, Nature and Culture at Their Fingertips

Western Lowland Gorilla Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

First Major Retrospective of Mohawk Artist Shelley Niro’s Work To Go on View at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York

Exhibition Confronts the Challenges of Being Indigenous and Female in the United States and Canada

First Major Retrospective for Artist Robert Houle To Go on View at the National Museum of the American Indian

Exhibition Celebrates More Than 50 Years of the Artist’s Work

Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum Launches New Virtual Exhibition

Complete Collection of U.S. Postage Stamps Honoring Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Americans or Their History and Culture

May 19, 2023
Postal Museum
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Smithsonian Exhibition Amplifying Role of Girls in History Is Hitting the Road

“Girlhood (It’s complicated)” To Begin National Tour in June at Minnetrista Museum & Gardens

National Portrait Gallery Presents “One Life: Frederick Douglass”

On View June 16–April 21, 2024