Exhibitions

The tallest mountains on earth rise from the plains of northern India in a series of steep hills, snowy peaks, and narrow valleys. From the same Himalayan region arose some of the world’s most beautiful—yet least understood—works of art. .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

For nearly 250 years, Americans have been inspired by the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence. American Aspirations brings together for the first time more than 30 of Smithsonian’s most treasured objects to commemorate this .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Assembled from the museum’s extensive twentieth-century holdings, Artist to Artist features eight pairings: Yayoi Kusama and Joseph Cornell, George Tooker and Paul Cadmus, Loïs Mailou Jones and Elizabeth Catlett, Frank O'Hara and Grace Hartigan.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

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Sir Isaac Julien’s moving image installation Lessons of the Hour (2019) interweaves period reenactments across five screens to create a vivid picture of nineteenth-century activist, writer, orator, and philosopher Frederick Douglass. Through .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

As part of Art of Noise, opening in full in February 2026, the installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3 presents a large scale, handmade, audio system by multi-disciplinary artist Devon Turnbull. Known under his creative pseudonym .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art of Noise celebrates groundbreaking design that enhances and visualizes our musical experiences. From concert posters to record albums, phonographs to digital music players, handheld .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is proud to present the winners and finalists of the 2025 Teen Portrait Competition! Matilda Myers of Maryland and Kate Stermer of California have been announced as winners of the 2025 Teen Portrait .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.