Exhibitions

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Guinea pigs in their new village

Guinea pigs in their new village outside the Amazonia forest canopy at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.
Photo Credit: Roshan Patel/Smithsonian’s National Zoo  

Amazonia Exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Now Includes a Guinea Pig Village
02.03.2020
National Zoo & SCBI Exhibitions
toni morrison

"Untitled, Toni Morrison” by Robert McCurdy, 2006. Oil on canvas.

Gift of Ian M. and Annette P. Cumming

National Portrait Gallery Presents Exhibition of Major Gifts “Visionary: The Cumming Family Collection”
01.28.2020
Portrait Gallery Exhibitions
Kobe Bryant

“Kobe Bean Bryant” by Rick Chapman, 2007. Selenium-toned gelatin silver print. National Portrait Gallery,

Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist and ESPN. ©2007 Rick Chapman

National Portrait Gallery Presents a Portrait of the Late Kobe Bryant
01.27.2020
Portrait Gallery Exhibitions
Black and white photo of Kobe Bryant
©2007 Rick Chapman
Kobe Bryant

“Kobe Bean Bryant” by Rick Chapman, 2007. Selenium-toned gelatin silver print. National Portrait Gallery,

Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist and ESPN. ©2007 Rick Chapman

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Side-by-side portraits of the Obamas
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama

Left: “Barack Obama” by Kehinde Wiley, oil on canvas, 2018. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

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Side by side portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama
National Portrait Gallery Engages Audiences Across the Country With Five-City Tour of the Acclaimed Obama Portraits by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald
Tour To Include Chicago, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Houston Starting June 2021
01.23.2020
Portrait Gallery Exhibitions
ticket to Andrew Johnson impeachment

Ticket to Andrew Johnson's impeachment (courtesy National Museum of American History)

Statement on Collecting Objects Regarding the Impeachment of the President
01.21.2020
American History Museum Exhibitions New Acquisitions
spiral artwork

Department of Seaweed: Living Archive, 2018–ongoing; Julia Lohmann (German, b. 1977), Violaine Buet (French, b. 1977) and Jon Lister (New Zealander, b. 1977); Seaweed and rattan; Dimensions variable; Photo: Pierre-Yves Dinasquet, Department of Seaweed.

"Partnering With Nature" Exhibition To be Presented at the World Economic Forum's 2020 Annual Meeting
On View in the Congress Centre Jan. 21 Through Jan. 24
01.15.2020
Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions
night sky
Smithsonian Opens Immersive Sound-and-Light Exhibition Celebrating the Natural Beauty of Australia
01.10.2020
Natural History Museum Exhibitions
woman next to a tent

Woman between tents, Resurrection City, Washington, D.C., 1968
Robert Houston, born 1935
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston, © Robert Houston

Smithsonian Poster Exhibition Exploring 1968 Poor People’s Campaign On View at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
01.10.2020
Traveling Exhibition Service Exhibitions
"Bias" Logo

"The Bias Inside Us"

Smithsonian Announces $1 Million Gift From the Otto Bremer Trust To Support Community Engagement Project on Implicit Bias
01.09.2020
Traveling Exhibition Service Exhibitions Education News
Age Old Cities

"Age Old Cities"

For the First Time in the US, Visitors Can Experience “Age Old Cities”—A Virtual Journey to the Devastated Sites of Mosul, Aleppo and Palmyra
Immersive Exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Highlights Importance of the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
01.09.2020
Asian Art Museum Exhibitions
Daisy Fellowes

John Singer Sargent, “Daisy Fellowes,” c. 1920, charcoal on paper. Private collection, Columbus, Georgia. Photo by Jim Cawthorne.

 

National Portrait Gallery Presents “John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal”
Features 50 Rarely Exhibited Charcoal Drawings by America's Master Portraitist
01.09.2020
Portrait Gallery Exhibitions
baseball card

Anthony Rendon’s YMCA baseball card

Major League Baseball Player Anthony Rendon pictured at age 5 on a Houston YMCA Giants T-ball league card. The front is emblazoned with “Superstars” and the back includes his height of 3 ft., 10 in.  

Gift of Rene and Bridget Rendon to the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

“¡Pleibol!” Slides Into Smithsonian Fall 2020
Exhibition Will Explore Latina/o Impact Through Baseball Artifacts, Stories and Photos
01.08.2020
American History Museum Exhibitions
infinity rooms
Hirshhorn Acquires Three Major Works by Yayoi Kusama, Announces 2020 Legacy Exhibition
Exhibition Will Build on Hirshhorn’s 2017 Survey and Include Two Infinity Mirror Rooms, Sculptures and Early Painting
01.06.2020
Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions New Acquisitions
The Wisdom of the Universe, 2014, acrylic on canvas

Christi Belcourt (Michif), The Wisdom of the Universe, 2014, acrylic on canvas, Collection Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Purchased with funds donated by Greg Latremoille, 2014, 2014/6. © Christi Belcourt

Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents the First Major Museum Exhibition to Explore the Achievements of Native Women Artists at Its Renwick Gallery
Nationally Touring Exhibition Opens in Washington, D.C., Feb. 21, 2020
12.17.2019
American Art Museum Exhibitions
soldiers sitting around a table

Sailors reading, writing, and relaxing at the Red Cross Rest Room in New Orleans.

National Archives (165-WW-127A-016)

National Museum of African American History and Culture Opens New Exhibition, “We Return Fighting”
12.12.2019
African American Museum Exhibitions
woman in red dress

Melinda Looi (b. 1973, Malaysia) for Melinda Looi (est. 2000, Malaysia); Ensemble (dress, turban, earrings, rings, and shoes); Sunset in Africa Collection, 2012; Tie-dyed silk chiffon with feathers, semi-precious stones, and Swarovski crystals, silk satin lining; Photograph by Sebastian Kim.

Cooper Hewitt to Present Acclaimed "Contemporary Muslim Fashions" Exhibition
12.05.2019
Cooper Hewitt Exhibitions
Exhibition graphic

Collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, gift of Leith Adam

 

National Museum of African American History and Culture To Present “Now Showing”
Exhibition About African American Movie Posters On View Through Nov. 1, 2020
11.25.2019
African American Museum Exhibitions
painting of four men

Michael Ancher, “Kunstdommere” (Art Judges), 1906, oil on canvas, 156.2 x 222.9 cm

The Danish Museum of National History, Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Denmark

National Portrait Gallery Presents “Portraits of the World: Denmark”
Featuring Iconic Work by Danish Painter Michael Ancher Alongside Depictions of Artists’ Communities in New York City
11.13.2019
Portrait Gallery Exhibitions
Bearded Lady Project
Smithsonian Examines the Role of Gender Bias in Science
“Challenging the Face of Science: The Bearded Lady Project” Opens Nov. 14
11.07.2019
Natural History Museum Exhibitions
painting
Freer Gallery of Art Celebrates a “Man Mad About Painting”
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Holds Yearlong Exhibition of World-Renowned Japanese Artist Katsushika Hokusai
11.05.2019
Asian Art Museum Exhibitions
Green book 1940s cover

Green Book Cover 1940

Courtesy Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, New York Public Library.

“The Green Book” History Is Explored in New Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Opening June 2020 at National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee
10.31.2019
Traveling Exhibition Service Exhibitions
Kimberly diamond set in a necklace
Smithsonian Institution
Kimberley Diamond

The 55.08-carat Kimberley Diamond comes from a 490-carat crystal found in the Kimberley mining region of South Africa around 1940. 

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