Exhibitions

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Image of flat tapestry that is red and blue. — Walter Larrimore for Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, 2023

NMAI DY Begay: "Monumental Edge"

DY Begay (Diné, b. 1953), “Monumental Edge 2,” 2020. Wool, plant dye, insect dye, and synthetic dye, 77 1/2 x 39 in. Collection of Merrilee Caldwell and Marcus Randolph.

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Woman with dark hair and a blue shirt, sitting in front of a loom. — Photo by Peter Ellzey, 2022

NMAI DY Begay: Studio

DY Begay (Diné, b. 1953) in her studio. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Image of multicolored, multi-textured jacket with arms outstretched. — Terence Nicholson, *Safety Jacket: A Mourning in Chinatown*, 2018. Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Alexia and Roderick von Lipsey.

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center Presents “Sightlines: Chinatown and Beyond” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Opening Sept. 7

Exhibition Celebrates Impact of Asian Americans in Washington, D.C.

08.09.2024

Asian Pacific American Center Exhibitions

Computer mock-up of gallery with wood floors, blue walls, and black and white images.

Sightlines: Exhibition View

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Sightlines: Safety Jacket

Safety Jacket: A Mourning in Chinatown, 2018. Terence Nicholson (American, born 1968). Mixed media. Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, 2022.1.1

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Purple background with red blocky letters and thin black typeface beneath.

Cooper Hewitt Announces “Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial”

08.06.2024

Cooper Hewitt Exhibitions

Poster with image of a postage stamp of an American flag and text about the stamp issue. — Post Office Department poster for a 5c stamp issue carries a slogan for registering and voting, 1964. Credit: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.

Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum To Open Voting by Mail Exhibition

“Voting by Mail: Civil War to Covid-19” Opens Aug. 24

07.30.2024

Postal Museum Exhibitions

National Postal Museum - Voting By Mail, Poster for 5c stamp

Post Office Department poster for a 5c stamp issue carries a slogan for registering and voting, 1964.

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Black-and-white photograph of a group of Japanese American adults around a table examining and filling out documents. — National Archives

National Postal Museum - Voting By Mail, Japanese Americans vote in 1942

Japanese Americans prepare their absentee ballots to vote while incarcerated at Tule Lake, California, 1942.

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Unused form titled “Official Federal War Ballot.” — National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum - Voting By Mail, Federal War Ballot

Official Federal War Ballot issued in 1944 for absentee voting by members of the US Armed Forces

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Front of envelope printed in red with “Official Election War Ballot – Via Air Mail” and election oath signed by hand. — National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum - Voting By Mail, US Army ballot return

Ballot return envelope sent by US Army Nurse Teckla H. Jacobson to Washington Secretary of State, 1944.

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Postcard printed in red with “Official Election War Ballot Via Air Mail” and addressed by hand. — National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum - Voting By Mail, Navy Reserve postcard

Ballot request

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Envelope with printing, handwriting, postal marking, and postage stamp. — National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum - Voting By Mail, Civil War envelope

Civil War envelope for mailing soldiers’ votes on a tally sheet for the Ohio state election in 1864.

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Color photograph of two Black women in military uniforms at a table with absentee voter paperwork. — US Army photo by Dustin Senger

National Postal Museum - Voting By Mail, Army Voters

US Army Pfc. Chyna Williams (left) helps Staff Sgt. Janeen Butler at a voter assistance drive, Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, 2008.

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White plaster mold of woman wearing graduation cap and gown, holding a black rose in one hand and cane in the other. — This original plaster model was used to create the sculpture of Mary McLeod Bethune, which was installed in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, gift of Nilda Maria Comas, copyright Nilda Comas.

National Museum of African American History and Culture Announces New Exhibition Exploring the Legacy and Impact of Mary McLeod Bethune

“Forces for Change” Opens Friday, July 19

07.19.2024

African American Museum Exhibitions

Photograph of a brick street, lined with trees, people walking, and string lights in a zig-zag pattern. — Photo: Roberto Ruiz, Image courtesy of Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona. Installed on Las Ramblas, Barcelona, as part of Felix Gonzalez-Torres: The Politics of Relation. Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Barcelona, Spain. 26 Mar. – 19 Se

“Untitled” (America) (1994).

Credit: “Untitled” (America) (1994), Twelve parts, each: 42 light bulbs, waterproof rubber light sockets, and waterproof electrical cord. Overall dimensions vary with installation. Copyright Estate Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Courtesy Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation.

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