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Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea

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. […]

Building Stories

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 […]

Sublime Light: Tapestry Art of DY Begay

National Museum of the American Indian

This retrospective celebrates three decades of innovation by fiber artist DY Begay, whose work marries her traditional Diné upbringing on the Navajo Nation reservation with a modern, experimental handling of […]

American Vignettes: Symbols, Society and Satire

Nearly 100 contemporary works spanning multiple disciplines comprise this collection by more than 40 emerging and established artists—some American by birth and others who have adopted this country as their […]

Basquiat × Banksy

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN

Two ground-breaking paintings—one by Jean-Michel Basquiat and the other by Banksy—are placed in dialog in the Hirshhorn’s first presentation of either artist’s work. Also on display are 20 small Basquiat […]

Watershed: Transforming the Landscape in Early Modern Dutch Art

About 40 paintings, prints and drawings from the BMA’s collection explore the roles of water and landscape in defining the early modern Dutch Republic. Pieces by luminaries such as Frans Hals, Rembrandt van Rijn and Jacob van Ruisdael will be on view.

Air Quality: The Influence of Smog on European Modernism

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

Could pollution have played a role in the emergence of European modernism in art? This exhibit poses that question using paintings and works on paper by Henri Matisse, Claude Monet […]

Setting Sail: The Story of Sea Cloud

HILLWOOD ESTATE, MUSEUM & GARDENS

Sea Cloud, a windjammer that was once the world’s largest sailing yacht, was commissioned by Marjorie Merriweather Post and her husband, E.F. Hutton, in the early 20th century and survives today as a luxury cruiseliner. Its story is presented through documents, photographs, decorative arts, paintings and more.

We Gather at the Edge: Contemporary Quilts by Black Women Artists

Renwick Gallery Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20006

Acquired by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, 35 vibrant quilts honor Black history and culture. The collection celebrates the legacy of the Women of Color Quilters Network, founded in […]

Intrinsic Beauty: Celebrating the Art of Textiles

In 1925, George Hewitt Myers founded The Textile Museum to showcase his global collection of carpets and textiles. This show will bring together iconic pieces from the museum’s coffers as […]

Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line

The career of Art Nouveau illustrator and designer Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) is the subject of an exhibit that explores the development of his style and its impact, from the psychedelic […]

Uncanny

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS

The idea of perception versus reality informs this exhibit of painting, sculpture, photography, works on paper and video by women artists spanning the Surrealist movement to the present. Art by […]

Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist

National Gallery of Art

Dedicated to visionary artist and activist Elizabeth Catlett, this retrospective showcases the Howard University grad’s legacy through more than 150 politically engaged works, including sculpture, prints, rare paintings, drawings and […]

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