Exhibitions

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Hitchhiler with dog
Charles O'Rear
Documerica: Hitchhiker

Hitchhiker with his dog, Tripper, on U.S. 66. Route 66 crosses the Colorado River at Topock, Ariz. (Photo by Charles O’Rear, Yuma County, Ariz., May 1972)

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Deborah Harry, 1978 © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
National Portrait Gallery Presents “American Cool”
100 People Who Define Cool in Arresting Photographs
01.08.2014
Portrait Gallery Exhibitions
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Major Exhibition To Explore Modern and Contemporary Latino Art Opens at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Oct. 25
10.21.2013
American Art Museum Exhibitions
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents the Only Major Exhibition To Examine the Impact of the Civil War on American Art
Exhibition Will Travel to New York City in 2013
11.13.2012
American Art Museum Exhibitions
Renwick Gallery
“40 under 40: Craft Futures” to Spotlight Next Generation in Craft
Exhibition Exploring New Trends Opens at the Renwick Gallery July 20
06.07.2012
Renwick Gallery Exhibitions
Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents New Exhibition “The Art of Video Games”
03.01.2012
American Art Museum Exhibitions
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“The First Ladies” Exhibition Opens at National Museum of American History
New Display of Nearly Century-Old Collection
11.18.2011
American History Museum Exhibitions
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“American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music” Opens at the Smithsonian
Exhibit Shares History of Latino Music Post-World War II
06.17.2011
American Latino Museum Exhibitions
I AM A MAN marchers.
Smithsonian Presents “For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights”
06.08.2011
African American Museum Exhibitions
Pedro Martinez in uniform.
National Portrait Gallery Presents Portrait of Pedro Martinez
03.29.2011
Portrait Gallery Exhibitions New Acquisitions
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Display Showcases Two Key Smithsonian Figures
Carmichael/Taylor Case Opens in December
12.22.2010
American History Museum Exhibitions
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A New Smithsonian Exhibition Takes Visitors into Secretary Madeleine Albright’s Jewelry Box
Traveling Exhibition Explores the Diplomatic and Political Power of Jewelry
06.08.2010
Smithsonian Associates Smithsonian Castle Exhibitions Public Programs
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Archives of American Art’s New York Exhibition Portrays “Hard Times, 1929 – 1939”
06.04.2010
Archives of American Art Exhibitions
Hope Diamond out of setting
Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution
Hope Diamond revealed out of its setting

Hope Diamond curator, Jeff Post and museum Director, Cristián Samper reveal the Hope Diamond out of its setting on September 23 at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.

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Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art Presents Artists’ Holiday Cards
11.09.2009
Archives of American Art Exhibitions
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“Panamanian Passages” Exhibit Showcases Panama’s History
10.05.2009
American Latino Museum Exhibitions
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Hope Diamond Goes on Display for the First Time Out of Its Setting
09.23.2009
Natural History Museum Exhibitions
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The “Bittersweet” Struggle of the Bracero Is Revealed in a New Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition
07.16.2009
American Latino Museum Traveling Exhibition Service American History Museum Exhibitions
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“Posters from the Division of Community Education (DIVEDCO) of Puerto Rico, 1949-1989” Opens at the Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center Sept. 17
09.17.2008
American Latino Museum Exhibitions

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