Hirshhorn Will Livestream Laurie Anderson Performing Her Groundbreaking Work “Duets on Ice” at the Museum Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. Free Virtual Performance Anticipates Anderson’s Largest-Ever U.S. Exhibition, Opening Spring 2021 on the National Mall October 6, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum Public Programs
Celebrated Painter Jordan Casteel To Headline Hirshhorn’s 2020 Demetrion Lecture The Free Discussion Will Stream Online Sept. 30 September 29, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum Public Programs
Hirshhorn Museum Has Announced First Online Exhibition “In the Beginning: Media Art and History” Oct. 1 Hirshhorn Continues Its Commitment to New Media and Video Art Since 2005 Launch of Black Box September 29, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions
Hirshhorn Announces Fall Season of “Talking to Our Time”—Online Conversations With Renowned Global Artists Following an Engaging Summer Season, Museum Extends Free Online Artist Talks, Featuring Deborah Roberts, Zoe Leonard and Sterling Ruby Sept. 16–Dec. 16 September 15, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum Public Programs
Hirshhorn Transforms Annual Ball Into Virtual Futurism Fashion Party “Theatrical Genius” and Drag Performer Machine Dazzle Hosts Celebration With Global Artists and Fashion Jury Sept. 17 August 27, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum Public Programs
Hirshhorn To Reopen Its Sculpture Garden Aug. 17 Two Newly Acquired Monumental Sculptures by Huma Bhabha and Sterling Ruby on Display August 12, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum New Acquisitions
Hirshhorn’s ARTLAB Will Keep Go-Go Crankin’ All Summer With “Respect Her Crank!” Online Teen Internship and Public Program Series, July 31–Aug. 21 July 31, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum Public Programs
Hirshhorn Announces Acquisition of Major Outdoor Sculptures by Huma Bhabha and Sterling Ruby Introduction of Two Contemporary Artists to the Sculpture Garden Expands Collection, Anticipates Reopening and Eventual Revitalization July 24, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum New Acquisitions
Hirshhorn and Art Production Fund To Present Nancy Baker Cahill’s “Liberty Bell” on the National Mall Starting July 4 Augmented-Reality Public Art Project Will Be Presented Simultaneously in Six Cities Across the United States July 4, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum Public Programs
Artist Arthur Jafa’s Renowned “Love is the Message, The Message is Death” To Be Streamed Continuously Online for the First Time, June 26–28 Co-Presented by the Hirshhorn Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum June 24, 2020 American Art Museum Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions Public Programs
Hirshhorn Presents Groundbreaking Artist Laurie Anderson’s Largest US Exhibition to Date “Laurie Anderson: The Weather” Surveys Pioneering Videos, Large-Scale Commissions and VR Experience, May 19–Sept. 7 February 27, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions
Hirshhorn Announces the First US Museum Retrospective of Pioneering Abstractionist Sam Gilliam in More Than 15 Years Expansive Exhibition Will Trace Gilliam’s Six-Decade Career February 7, 2020 Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions