Exhibitions

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Painting of man cutting hair on the sidewalk — Credit: “Anthony Cuts under the Williamsburg Bridge, Morning” by Alison Elizabeth Taylor, first prize winner of the

2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, marquetry hybrid (wood veneers, oil paint, acrylic paint, inkjet prints,

shellac, and sawdust on wood), 2020. Collection of the artist. Copyright Alison Elizabeth Taylor. Courtesy of

Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

National Portrait Gallery Announces Jurors and Call for Entries for Next Triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition

Selected Artworks Will Be Exhibited in Major Exhibition and Tour

09.27.2023

Portrait Gallery Exhibitions Public Programs

Simone Leigh, “Herm” (2023). Bronze, 98 x 30 x 28 inches (249 x 76 x 71 cm). Copyright Simone Leigh, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery.

Hirshhorn Museum Presents “Simone Leigh,” First Museum Survey Exhibition Dedicated to the Artist on Its National Tour

Installation Will Debut Three New Sculpture Alongside Artworks From Leigh’s U.S. Representation at 2022 Venice Biennale; On View Nov. 3–March 3, 2024

09.26.2023

Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions

Portrait of Julie Packard by Hope Gangloff — Credit: Julie Packard by Hope Gangloff, acrylic on canvas, 2019. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; funded by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Board of Trustees. Copyright Hope Gangloff.

National Portrait Gallery Presents “Forces of Nature: Voices That Shaped Environmentalism”

On View Oct. 20–Sept. 2, 2024

09.21.2023

Portrait Gallery Exhibitions

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Smithsonian Examines Philanthropy at a Symposium and in an Exhibit

National Museum of American History Hosts “Power of Giving” Symposium on Philanthropy’s Role in Social Justice and Adds New Stories to “Giving in America” Exhibit

09.18.2023

American History Museum Exhibitions Public Programs

Smithsonian American Art Museum Releases 10 New Digital Comics Exploring the Lives of Women Artists Represented in Its Collection

“Drawn to Art” Engages a Broader Audience With the Stories of Trailblazing Artists Such as Miriam Schapiro, Laura Aguilar, Wendy Red Star and Consuelo Jimenez Underwood

09.14.2023

American Art Museum Exhibitions

Impressionist watercolor by James McNeill Whistler: "Flower market: Dieppe," — “Flower Market: Dieppe,” James McNeill Whistler, 1880s, Watercolor on paper, H x W: 12.8 x 21 cm (5 1/16 x 8 1/4 in), Credit: James McNeill Whistler/Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.: Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1907.171a-b

National Museum of Asian Art Presents “Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change”

Exhibition Highlights the Artist’s Engagement With Social and Economic Change Through a Stunning Array of Artworks, Several on View for the First Time

08.30.2023

Asian Art Museum Exhibitions

Painting "Queen" featuring flowers, fruit, cosmetics, various small objects — Audrey Flack, *Queen*, 1976, acrylic on canvas, 80 × 80 in. (203.2 × 203.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Louis K. and Susan P. Meisel, 2022.11.5

Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Reinstalled Modern and Contemporary Galleries Display Expanded View of Artists’ Voices in the United States

“American Voices and Visions: Modern and Contemporary Art” Inaugurates First Phase of a Comprehensive Reinstallation of Collection Since 2006

08.29.2023

American Art Museum Exhibitions

Ikeda Koson, Edo period, Japan, six-panel screens — One of a pair of six-panel screens: Maple leaves on a stream (front); mountain views (reverse), Ikeda Koson, Edo period, 1856-1858, Japan, Screens (six-panel), Ink and color on gilded paper; ink on paper, H x W (image, each screen): 66.3 × 343.2 cm (65 1/2 × 135 1/8 in) Credit: Ikeda Koson/Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.: Purchase—Harold P. Stern Memorial Fund and funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries in appreciation of James W. Lintott and his exemplary service to the galleries as chair of the Board of Trustees (2011-2015), F2014.7.1-2

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Celebrates Its Centennial With an Exhibition at Kyoto’s Oldest Zen Temple

Project Is a Partnership With Canon Inc. and Kyoto Culture Association

08.17.2023

Asian Art Museum Exhibitions

National Museum of African American History and Culture Recognizes the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington

08.16.2023

African American Museum Exhibitions

Cover of comic-style catalog book for Heroes exhiition — As part of the museum’s longstanding commitment to and collaboration with institutions of higher learning on the continent, more than 100 copies of the *Heroes* catalog will be donated to universities and art institutions across Africa.

National Museum of African Art Releases “Heroes” Publication

Donation to African Libraries and Universities; First Collection Book To Debut Museum’s Fully Integrated Approach

08.11.2023

African Art Museum Exhibitions

Black and white negative still image of people standing randomly in group — “Belated Bonsal,” Park Chan-kyong, 2019, HD film, 5.1 channel sound, 55 min, Credit: Copyright Park Chan-kyong /
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National Museum of Asian Art Presents “Park Chan-kyong: Gathering”

Exhibition Is First Solo Presentation of the Korean Artist’s Work in a Major US Institution and Inaugurates the Museum’s New Modern and Contemporary Galleries

08.07.2023

Asian Art Museum Exhibitions