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Brick City
2023-05-27 - 2025-01-01 | NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
Lego lovers of all ages will delight in an around-the-world tour featuring reproductions of 37 iconic structures and places made entirely of Lego bricks. Edinburgh-based artist Warren Elsmore constructed the intricate models depicting attractions on every continent, from San Francisco’s Painted Ladies to the Shalamar Gardens of Pakistan. Pictured: A model of the Lincoln Memorial, made of 2,000 Lego bricks. https://www.nbm.org/exhibition/brick-city/

Park Chan-kyong: Gathering
2023-10-07 - 2024-10-13 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART
Inaugurating its new modern and contemporary galleries, the museum spotlights the photographic work of Park Chan-kyong—the Korean artist’s first solo exhibit at a major U.S. institution. Visually powerful still and moving images examine South Korea’s complex history, from the impact of rapid socioeconomic development to effects of the Cold War on politics and society.

Forces of Nature: Voices that Shaped Environmentalism
2023-10-20 - 2024-09-02 | National Portrait Gallery
The gallery shines a light on scientists, politicians, activists, writers and artists who played a pivotal role in the conservation movement from the late 19th century until today. Showcasing more than 25 portraits of thought leaders ranging from Henry David Thoreau to Maya Lin, the exhibit also addresses issues of environmental justice, biodiversity and climate.

Hung Liu: Making History
2023-10-21 - 2024-10-20 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
Hung Liu (1948–2021) lived through Mao Zedong’s totalitarian regime before immigrating to the U.S. The museum reveals “weeping” paintings and prints by the artist featuring signature paint drips and layers of color. Inspired by vintage photographs discovered on a trip to China in the 1990s, the works convey the dignity and resilience of her subjects—predominantly migrant laborers, sex workers, female soldiers and refugees.

Impressive: Antoinette Bouzonnet-Stella
2023-10-21 - 2024-10-20 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
French artist Antoinette Bouzonnet-Stella (1641–1676) is best known for a work entitled The Entrance of the Emperor Sigismond into Mantua. This series of 25 prints is on display as part of an exhibit focusing on her life and career in Paris, where she lived and studied in the Louvre with her uncle, artist Jacques Stella.

Singular Views: 25 Artists
2023-11-02 - 2024-09-04 | RUBELL MUSEUM DC
The museum highlights work by 25 influential contemporary artists from the U.S. and around the world. More than 120 selections in an array of media include paintings by DC-based Rozeal and a self-portrait by Baltimore’s John Waters.

Alexandre Diop: Jooba Jubba, l’Art du Defi, the Art of Challenge
2023-11-02 - 2024-10-31 | RUBELL MUSEUM DC
An exhibit spotlights Franco-Senegalese artist Alexandre Diop, whose mixed-media creations explore legacies of colonialism and the diaspora.

Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea
2023-12-09 - 2026-12-31 | National Museum of African Art
Since the 16th century, Raku ceramics have been central to Japanese tea culture. Built by hand as opposed to on a potter’s wheel, these vessels continue to inspire artistic creativity. The Freer Gallery displays pieces dating back to the 18th century that exemplify glazes and forms unique to Raku ware.

Building Stories
2024-01-21 - 2033-12-31 | NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
An exhibit conceived for young museum-goers celebrates the concept of home and the built environment through the lens of children’s literature. Installations featuring classics such as Winnie-the-Pooh, The Hobbit and Harold and the Purple Crayon are designed to spark curiosity and encourage visitors to create stories of their own.

Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939
2024-04-26 - 2025-02-23 | National Portrait Gallery
The gallery shines a light on the portraits and biographies of 60 visionary American women who lived and worked in Paris in the early 20th century—a time when they ostensibly enjoyed greater personal and professional freedom there than they would have in the U.S. The first exhibit to focus on the impact of American women on Paris—and of Paris on American women—pays tribute to icons such as Josephine Baker, Gertrude Stein (pictured) and Zelda Fitzgerald.
