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National Museum of the American Indian

Exterior of the National Museum of the American Indian with curved stone architecture and a circular stone feature in the foreground surrounded by trees

The National Museum of the American Indian cares for one of the world’s most expansive collections of Native objects, photographs, and media, covering the entire Western Hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego. 

What's on View

Truman Lowe (Hoocąk, 1944–2019), Feather Canoe, ca. 1993. Peeled willow saplings, feathers, copper wire, 22 x 74 x 12 in. (27/607)
Water’s Edge is the first major retrospective of the acclaimed Ho-Chunk artist. Lowe’s elegant, minimalist sculptures made of willow branches, feathers, and other organic materials evoke the rivers, streams, and waterfalls of the Wisconsin . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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Pendant adorned with feathers at the bottom showing a handshake with the words peace and friendship
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.
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Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee Nation, b. 1935), Homage to Chief Joseph (Chief Joseph #1), 1975. Encaustic on canvas. Gift of Reverend Monsignor Cajetan Thomas Salemi, 2011. (26/8542)
Stretching the Canvas: Ten Decades of Native Painting explores how Native artists challenged perceptions of what constituted art and what Native art could and should look like. Featuring more than 50 works by 46 artists, this exhibition tells . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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Painting and mixed media on canvas; multicolor abstract image with small line drawings of airplanes, fish, crosses, trees.
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Free