Exhibitions

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.

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.

Gold powder falls gently onto wet lacquer, shimmering. There, it transforms into plants, birds, and even scenes from stories. This Japanese art form is called maki-e (literally, “sprinkled picture”). Artists have used this method since the .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

From a young age, most Americans learn about the Founding Fathers, but are told very little about equally important and influential Native diplomats and leaders of Indian nations. Treaties lie at the heart of the relationship between Indian .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

An exhibition of all new work spanning seven galleries highlights the dynamic portraiture practice of leading contemporary artist Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke).

Photographer Mathew Brady (c. 1823 –1896) may be best remembered today for his role in producing a remarkable visual record of the Civil War (1861–65). Yet he initially gained fame as a portrait photographer more than a decade before the war .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

The National Museum of the American Latino presents its second major exhibition on the origins of salsa music. From the streets of Havana to the dance floors of New York and beyond, ¡Puro Ritmo! explores how salsa evolved into a defining sound .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.