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The Kreeger Museum

Its title alluding to periods of rising tension, this exhibit presents the work of four modern-day artists alongside pieces by 20th-century artists whose lives and art were impacted by tumultuous […]

David A. Douglas: Intersections

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AT THE KATZEN ARTS CENTER

David A. Douglas’ large-scale works blend drawing, painting and photography to explore memory and place. Through contemplative landscapes and interior scenes glimpsed through windows and thresholds, the Northern Virginia-based artist […]

Alex Da Corte 

Glenstone Museum

Recent works by the American-born artist include Rubber Pencil Devil (Hell House), a neon sculpture commissioned by Glenstone to showcase Da Corte‘s videos exploring humor, satire, violence and tenderness. Also […]

Cut + Paste: Experimental Japanese Prints and Photographs

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART

Upending assumptions about the one-dimensionality of photography and prints, the museum shines a light on 20th- and 21st-century Japanese art that blurs the lines between mediums and conventions. Pieces on […]

Soaring (Narsha)

AU MUSEUM AT THE KATZEN ARTS CENTER

Named “Narsha,” an archaic Korean word that means “to soar high,” this exhibit showcases the work of 31 Korean-American artists in a wide array of styles. Celebrating cultural traditions and […]

Vivian Browne: My Kind of Protest

The Phillips Collection

This show honors the legacy of artist and activist Vivian Browne through paintings, prints and works on paper. Whether fighting for Black representation in New York museums or challenging the […]

George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum 701 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052

Photographs, ephemera and prints illuminate the historical hotels, motels, inns and taverns that have hosted visitors to Washington over the centuries. From famous landmarks to humble boarding houses, these accommodations […]

Shahzia Sikander: The Last Post

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Trained in classical Indo-Persian miniature painting, Shahzia Sikander adds a contemporary spin to the genre. This 10-minute film is a commentary on the legacy of British colonialism in Asia. Combining […]

Plein Air Easton

Easton, Maryland

A coterie of artists sets up their easels around historic Easton for the country’s largest juried outdoor painting competition, now in its 20th year. The event will feature demonstrations, art […]

Paws on Parchment

THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM, Baltimore

This Baltimore gallery celebrates feline subjects with a show dedicated to the portrayal of cats in medieval manuscripts. Not only endearing pets, 15th-century cats also played deeply symbolic roles in […]

State Fairs: Growing American Craft

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

From a life-size butter cow created on-site by Iowa’s Sarah Pratt to a pyramid of 700 glass jars of preserved fruits and vegetables by canning expert and fellow Iowan Rod […]

Enduring Traditions

THE GW UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AND THE TEXTILE MUSEUM

Marking The Textile Museum’s centennial, this exhibition examines the roles textiles have played over the centuries in celebrations, performances and religious ceremonies around the world. Pieces on view run the […]

Women Artists from Antwerp 
to Amsterdam, 1600–1750

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS

This landmark show chronicles the pivotal role women artists played in what is presently the Netherlands and Flanders, Belgium, during the 17th and 18th centuries. The nearly 150 works on […]

Fantastic Realities 

AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM

This mega-exhibition marking the 
Baltimore venue’s 30th anniversary focuses on alternate worlds by a coterie of self-taught artists. Among 130 creations shown are paintings and lithographs, ceramic subway scenes, handcrafted […]

Tawny Chatmon: Sanctuaries of Truth, Dissolution of Lies

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS

Tokyo-born Tawny Chatmon elevates cultural truths and confronts racist myths through her photography-based art. Her large-scale photographs are embellished with digital techniques and handmade elements that include embroidered and mosaic-like […]

The Stars We Do Not See: 
Australian Indigenous Art

National Gallery of Art

October 18 to March 1, 2026 –This exhibit offers visitors a rare opportunity to discover modern and contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, dating from the late 19th century […]

Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The museum reexamines the work and life of Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860–1961), the self-taught artist who was propelled to fame after starting to paint in her late 70s. […]

Amy Sherald: American Sublime

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

In the most comprehensive unveiling of former Charm City resident Amy Sherald’s work to date, the BMA presents approximately 40 of her portraits, from rarely seen examples to iconic portrayals […]

Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage

NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM

A permanent exhibit showcases some 3,000 of the museum’s 500,000 historical artifacts. Find architectural models by I.M. Pei and Frank Gehry, an antique blueprint machine, 1960s dollhouses, building fragments from […]

Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART

In 2021, family of the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-Hee donated his vast art collection to the Republic of Korea. Some 200 items from the endowment are on display in […]

Out of Many: Reframing an American Art Collection

The Phillips Collection

The 
Phillips brings together some 75 paintings, prints, sculptures and mixed-media pieces spanning more than a century to celebrate and study the beauty and complexity of the American experience through […]

Big Things for Big Rooms

Hirshhorn Museum

Since the late 1960s, immersive, large-scale artworks have blurred traditional boundaries. This exhibit traces the evolution of installation art, displaying early works such as Sam Gilliam’s 1969 Light Depth (pictured) […]

Holiday Fête

WASHINGTON DESIGN CENTER

Every year, local design teams partner with Washington Design Center showrooms to create seasonal vignettes and tablescapes composed with furniture, fabrics and finery sourced at the center. Proceeds benefit Children's […]

Ruth Orkin: Women on the Move

The daughter of a silent-film star, the late Ruth Orkin is remembered for her postwar photographs of confident women in public and private spaces. Twenty-one striking images on view range […]

Washington Winter Show

Forty fine-arts and antiques dealers from the U.S. and Europe converge for this annual expo, now in its 71st year. Lectures, panel discussions and a jazz night are part of […]

peter campus: there somewhere

The Phillips Collection

This exhibit showcases several videos by peter campus, a New York artist long considered a new-media pioneer. Along with one of his iconic 1970s works, The Phillips unveils new videos […]

Clifford Ross: Digital Waves

National Gallery of Art

This immersive video installation dives deep into multi-media artist Clifford Ross’ ongoing fascination with the vast, awe-inspiring ocean through computer-generated media. Installed on a 23-foot-high screen in the West Building’s […]

Ilana Manolson: The Air We Share

Painter, printmaker and botanist Ilana Manolson celebrates species often dismissed as weeds, revealing their vitality, beauty and the essential roles they play within the ecosystems we share. From her luminous […]

Ties of our common kindred

Glenstone Museum

Marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the gallery celebrates significant achievements in American art over the past century. Among the artists represented, the show […]

Nick Cave: Mammoth

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The largest solo show SAAM has ever commissioned, “Mammoth” will transform a suite of galleries into a series of immersive environments. Combining sculpture, video and thousands of found objects, the […]

Mary Cassatt: An American in Paris 

The NGA celebrates Mary Cassatt on the 100th anniversary of her death in 1926. The only American and one of three women who participated in the Impressionist movement, she spent […]

On Time: Giving Form to the 
Fleeting 

HILLWOOD ESTATE, MUSEUM & GARDENS

Hillwood presents its dazzling collection of 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century timepieces, displayed alongside historic and contemporary loans in an exhibit that chronicles the history of horology and watch-making. Visitors will […]

American Craft Made Baltimore

Baltimore Convention Center

Now in its 49th year, this expo will showcase the creations of 400 artists working in ceramics, glass, jewelry, metalworking, printmaking, clothing, furniture and basketry. Visitors can enjoy artist talks, […]

A Trio of Matisse Exhibits

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

Three exhibitions capture the enduring influence of Henri Matisse. In “To See This Light Again,” works by the 20th-century French icon and Maryland painter Louis Fratino are juxtaposed, creating a […]

Miró and the United States

The Phillips Collection

“Miró and the United States” reflects on the creative transatlantic symbiosis that occurred among 
Spanish artist Joan Miró (1893 to 1983) and his American artistic contemporaries, including Alexander Calder, Lee […]

Shirley Gorelick: Figuring It Out

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS

A retrospective on the career of late New York artist Shirley Gorelick centers on three large-scale figure paintings along with more than 30 related paintings, drawings and prints that embody […]

Rachel Lee Hovnanian: 
Nature Deficit Disorder

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

An installation by conceptual artist Rachel Lee Hovnanian invites 
viewers to surrender their smartphones and immerse themselves in the BMA’s Spring House, which she has transformed into a natural oasis. […]

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