Exhibitions

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Smithsonian Showcases Innovation in Rural America in New Traveling Exhibition

Simultaneous Tours Begin in Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky and Michigan

Man in tribal headgear overlooking mountains

Indigenous Legacy of the Caribbean Featured in New Smithsonian Exhibition

Tour Launches at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, Florida, May 13

New Work by Native American and Alaska Native Artists on Display at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Tenth Installment of the Renwick Invitational Opens May 26

Colorful illustration of Black and Brown women in nature. Text says "everyone deserves clean air and water."

Anacostia Community Museum Presents “To Live and Breathe: Women and Environmental Justice in Washington, D.C.”

Exhibition Opens May 19

Baseera Khan Debuts Artwork Commissioned During MTV and Smithsonian Channel Television Docuseries, The Exhibit, May 4 at the Hirshhorn

Presentation Includes Artist Lecture and Conversation, May 25

“Mirror, Mirror” Reflects the American Narrative

Smithsonian Exhibition Explores Disney Parks Through Maps, Objects, Stories and Photos

Smithsonian Unveils Superb Lion of Merelani Gem

Spectacular Tsavorite Gemstone Goes on Public View in the National Museum of Natural History’s Gem Hall

Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Examines the Importance of the Boreal Forest

National Tour Begins April 19 at Michigan State University Museum in East Lansing, Michigan

Smithsonian American Art Museum Acquisition of Expansive Collection From Robert Drapkin Doubles Its Authoritative Holdings of African American Photography

Images Represent African American History and Culture From the 1840s Through the 1970s

National Portrait Gallery Presents “1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions” April 28–Feb. 25, 2024

First Major Smithsonian Exhibition To Examine the U.S. Intervention in Cuba and U.S. Expansion Into Guam, Hawaiʻi, Puerto Rico and the Philippines

March 28, 2023
Portrait Gallery
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Andean Bear Cub Brothers Now on View Outdoors at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum To Showcase New Objects in Baseball Exhibition

“Baseball: America’s Home Run” Reopens March 25

March 23, 2023
Postal Museum
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museum entrance

“From the Deep: In the Wake of Drexciya with Ayana V. Jackson” Opens April 29 at National Museum of African Art

Exhibition Imagines Powerful Underwater World of African Spirits

Objects From OutKast, Octavia Butler and Marvel’s “Black Panther” on Display in National Museum of African American History and Culture’s New “Afrofuturism” Exhibition

“Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures” Opens March 24

“Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023” Opens May 26 at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Exhibition Features New Work by Six Native Artists

Smithsonian Exhibition Invites Visitors To Help Recover Their Fading Night Sky

Bird House Reopens at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Exhibit Celebrates Birds’ Annual Migrations and Teaches Visitors How To Live Bird Friendly

February 22, 2023
National Zoo & SCBI
Exhibitions

“Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies” Opens June 16 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Exhibition Celebrates Recent Major Acquisitions to the Museum’s Collection

February 16, 2023
American Art Museum
Exhibitions

Colorful illustration of Black and Brown women in nature. Text says "everyone deserves clean air and water."

Anacostia Community Museum Announces “Our Environment, Our Future”

2023 Theme Focuses on Environmental Justice and New Center

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Announces “Ay-Ō’s Happy Rainbow Hell”

First Museum Exhibition in US Dedicated to Japanese Artist Ay-Ō, Member of the International Fluxus Avant-garde Art Group, Celebrated Figure of Pop Art Movement

February 8, 2023
Asian Art Museum
Exhibitions

Jill Biden's inauguration dress and coats

Smithsonian Adds First Lady Jill Biden’s Inaugural Ensembles to Its Historic First Ladies Collection

Addition to First Ladies Collection Continues a 100-Year Tradition

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Presents “Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings”

The First Major Exhibition in the United States Dedicated to Anyang, the Capital of Ancient China’s Shang Dynasty and Birthplace of Chinese Archaeology

January 17, 2023
Asian Art Museum
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Cooper Hewitt To Present Monographic Exhibition on Designer and Weaver Dorothy Liebes

"A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes" On View July 7 Through Feb. 4, 2024

January 5, 2023
Cooper Hewitt
Exhibitions

“Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols” Exhibition To Open This Spring at Cooper Hewitt

December 15, 2022
Cooper Hewitt
Exhibitions

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