Exhibitions

Bisa Butler is a singular voice among a cadre of contemporary artists that engage figural representation to examine the beauty and complexity of Black experience. A painter by training, Butler employs a wide array of textiles as her “palette” .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Olga de Amaral: Weaving the Infinite is the most wide-ranging investigation to date into the art of Colombian fiber artist Olga de Amaral (b. 1932). The exhibition explores how Amaral’s practice transcended boundaries between art, craft, and .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Established in 2015, the Portrait of a Nation Awards honor extraordinary individuals who have made transformative contributions to the United States and its people. This exhibition highlights the most recent recipients: Jamie Dimon, business .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Globally renowned artist Yoshitomo Nara inaugurates the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden’s West Lawn with “Sentinels of Stillness.” The exhibition of three monumental artworks emphasizes the interplay between the artist’s life experience and .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, How Can You Forget Me explores the overlooked history of a trailblazing Filipino community in California from the 1910s to the 1970s through twenty-six steamer trunks found in 2005, .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Woven and Cast brings together artworks across two sets of media, cultures, and time periods: Chinese textiles of the Ming and Qing dynasties and contemporary Japanese metalwork. Why pair these very different types of art? The moment you .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

The life size portrait of Abraham Lincoln by W.F.K. Travers joins the America's Presidents exhibition. Created from life in 1865, the 9-foot-tall oil on canvas is one of three known, life-size paintings of the 16th president. The historic work .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

As the nation commemorates 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, We Make History explores how history happens, is preserved, and shared. In Washington, D.C., and places around the country, many people were quietly .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.