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Across Asia: Arts of Asia and the Islamic World

THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM

April 23, ongoing Featuring some 500 objects from The Walters’ permanent collection, this landmark exhibition illuminates both Asian and Islamic art traditions dating back thousands of years. The historical examples […]

From the Deep: In the Wake of Drexciya with Ayana V. Jackson

National Museum of African Art

In the 1990s, Drexciya, a Detroit-based techno duo, imagined an underwater kingdom populated by the offspring of pregnant women who were either pushed or jumped overboard during voyages of the […]

Robert Houle: Red Is Beautiful

National Museum of the American Indian Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560

This retrospective celebrates the 50-year career of Robert Houle (Saulteaux Anishinaabe, Sandy Bay First Nation). Embracing Western and Indigenous artistic traditions, Houle pays homage to the earth, the sacred and […]

Brick City

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 […]

Jessica Diamond: Wheel of Life

Hirshhorn Museum

A text-and-image-based installation by New York conceptual artist Jessica Diamond offers a commentary on American culture and commercialism. Thirteen new wall drawings play off two of Diamond’s preexisting works.

Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas

SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

The museum reflects on the career and work of late African American artist Alma Thomas, who was born in the Jim Crow South but spent most of her life in […]

Park Chan-kyong: Gathering

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 […]

Forces of Nature: Voices that Shaped Environmentalism

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 […]

Hung Liu: Making History

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 […]

Impressive: Antoinette Bouzonnet-Stella

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 […]

Singular Views: 25 Artists

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 […]

Dorothea Lange: Seeing People

National Gallery of Art

More than 100 portraits on view of everyday Americans, taken from the Great Depression through the 1960s, are a testament to the prolific American photographer’s ability to capture the character […]

Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART

Fascinated by cities undergoing drastic change in the late 19th century, James McNeill Whistler depicted many historic London and Paris structures shortly before they were demolished to make way for […]

 Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper

National Gallery of Art

The gallery traces the evolution of Rothko’s oeuvre through some 100 finished paintings on paper that are unfamiliar to critics and the public. Ranging from early watercolors to monumental oils […]

Raúl de Nieves: and imagine you are here

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

A newly commissioned work by Mexican-American multimedia artist and musician Raúl de Nieves animates the museum’s two-story lobby. Comprised of a 27-pane, faux stained-glass window and a multi-tiered chandelier adorned […]

Washingtonians at Work and Play

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

From historical newspaper illustrations to oil paintings, depictions of DC residents out and about with the city’s iconic architecture as a backdrop capture 19th-century life in the nation’s capital.

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 […]

The Tree Around the Corner

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AT THE KATZEN ARTS CENTER

A collection of densely hued paintings and woodblock prints by Barbara Kerne reveals the Bethesda artist’s strong connection to nature.

The Human Flood

AU MUSEUM AT THE KATZEN ARTS CENTER

This site-specific installation conceived and created by artists Ellyn Weiss and Sondra N. Arkin centers on the climate-related causes and consequences of mass migration. Works depicting wildfires, rising sea levels […]

Jennifer Bartlett: In and Out of the Garden

The Phillips Collection

Dynamic paintings and works on paper by the late American artist Jennifer Bartlett celebrate the beauty of gardens. This installation complements an upcoming spring exhibit that will focus on the […]

The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy

National Gallery of Art

Rejecting norms of idealized beauty, German Expressionist art embraced bold distortions, angular forms and the use of non-naturalistic colors. More than 100 prints as well as drawings, illustrated books and […]

Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Paris

HILLWOOD ESTATE, MUSEUM & GARDENS

From an early visit during the 1900 World’s Fair to her later years as a patron of Paris’ opulent hotels, opera houses, galleries and fashion ateliers, Marjorie Merriweather Post was […]

Bond in Motion

International Spy Museum

Channeling the glamour and intrigue of 007 lore, this exhibit unveils 17 iconic vehicles that appeared in James Bond movies over the past six decades. Props, motorcycles and film clips […]

Maryland Home & Garden + Craft Show

MARYLAND STATE FAIRGROUNDS

This show is open on March 2 and 3 and from the 8th to 10th. Attendees can discover resources for myriad home-improvement projects at this expo, which also includes a […]

Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction

National Gallery of Art

The museum examines 160 works to unravel connections that unite abstract art, fashion, design and craft. Varied media—from oil painting to weaving, basketry, netting, knotting and knitting—explore social and political […]

Ongoing

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. […]

Irresistible: The Global Patterns of Ikat

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

The ancient resist-dyeing technique of ikat developed independently in communities across Asia, Africa and the Americas. This exhibit presents more than 70 vivid ikat textiles from a diverse group of […]

61st Annual Needlework Show

Since 1965, the historic Woodlawn estate has hosted the largest judged show of needle arts in the nation with hundreds of embroidery pieces on display from artists all over the […]

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