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Saodat Ismailova: Melted into the Sun
National Museum of Asian Art
Last chance
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In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness
National Museum of American History
Until 31 Dec
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Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky
National Museum of Natural History
Until 31 Dec
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Adam Pendleton: Love, Queen
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Until 3 Jan 2027
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Nick Cave: Mammoth
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Until 3 Jan 2027
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Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood's Golden Age by George Hurrell (A Sequel)
National Portrait Gallery
Until 10 Jan 2027
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From the Louvre: Masterpieces of Islamic Art
National Museum of Asian Art
Until 18 Jan 2027
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Water's Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe
National Museum of the American Indian
Until 18 Jan 2027
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Light Is a Plastic Medium: The Photography of Carlotta Corpron
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Until 14 Mar 2027
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Spirit in the Dark: Religion in Black Music, Activism and Popular Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Until 31 Mar 2027
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Much Here Is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the U.S. Bicentennial
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Until 18 Apr 2027
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The Spirit of Invention: Patent Office and Patentees
National Portrait Gallery
Until 6 Jun 2027
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Big Things for Big Rooms
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Until 4 Jul 2027
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On Stage: Portraying the Performing Arts
National Portrait Gallery
Until 18 Jul 2027
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A Museum in the Making
National Museum of Asian Art
Until 1 Aug 2027
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Portrait of a Nation: 2025 Honorees
National Portrait Gallery
Until 17 Oct 2027
Yoshitomo Nara: Sentinels of Stillness
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Until 7 Nov 2027
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How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories
National Museum of American History
Until 28 Nov 2027
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We Make History
Anacostia Community Museum
Until 2 Jan 2028
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Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations
National Museum of the American Indian
Until 17 Jan 2028
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Meserve Collection Highlights: Modern Prints from Mathew Brady's Portrait Negatives
National Portrait Gallery
Until 14 May 2028
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¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
National Museum of American History
Until 26 Nov 2028
Do Ho Suh: Public Figures
National Museum of Asian Art
Until 29 Apr 2029
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Bison: Standing Strong
National Museum of Natural History
Until 31 May 2029
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From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage
National Museum of Natural History
Until 31 Dec 2029
Aerospace and Our Changing Environment
National Air and Space Museum
Ongoing
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The Ascent of Rauschenberg: Reinventing the Art of Flight
National Air and Space Museum
Ongoing
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Revelation: A Journey into Abstraction
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Ongoing
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Reset: Abstraction Embodied in Design
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Ongoing
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Imagining Bison
National Museum of Natural History
Ongoing
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Cellphone: Unseen Connections
National Museum of Natural History
Ongoing
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Making a Statement
National Museum of the American Indian
Ongoing
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Handwork: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
Renwick Gallery
From 13 Nov
Photographic Memory: Fifty Years of Collecting
National Portrait Gallery
From 14 Nov
Adorned in Gold: Japanese Lacquer from the Jacqueline Avant Collection
National Museum of Asian Art
From 21 Nov

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Anacostia Community MuseumSmithsonian Institution, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenGryffindor, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
National Air and Space Museumajay_suresh via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
National Museum of African American History and CultureFuzheado, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
National Museum of American HistoryCarol M. Highsmith / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
National Museum of Asian ArtDifference engine, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
National Museum of Natural Historyajay_suresh via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
National Museum of the American IndianCarol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
National Portrait GalleryDifference engine, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Renwick GalleryIngfbruno / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Smithsonian American Art MuseumFrogvixen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
We Make HistoryCourtesy of Anacostia Community Museum
Adam Pendleton: Love, QueenPeio Erroteta / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution
Big Things for Big RoomsHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution
Light Is a Plastic Medium: The Photography of Carlotta CorpronCourtesy of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
The Ascent of Rauschenberg: Reinventing the Art of FlightNational Air and Space Museum
Spirit in the Dark: Religion in Black Music, Activism and Popular CultureCourtesy of National Museum of African American History and Culture
Revelation: A Journey into AbstractionCollection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Reset: Abstraction Embodied in DesignCollection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American StoriesCourtesy of National Museum of American History
¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of SalsaCourtesy of National Museum of American History
In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and HappinessCourtesy of National Museum of American History
A Museum in the MakingAndrew Jameson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
From the Louvre: Masterpieces of Islamic ArtCourtesy of National Museum of Asian Art
Imagining BisonCourtesy of National Museum of Natural History
Lights Out: Recovering Our Night SkyCourtesy of National Museum of Natural History
Cellphone: Unseen ConnectionsCourtesy of National Museum of Natural History
Bison: Standing StrongCourtesy of National Museum of Natural History
From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural HeritageCourtesy of National Museum of Natural History
Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian NationsCourtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
Water's Edge: The Art of Truman LoweCourtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
Making a StatementCourtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
Meserve Collection Highlights: Modern Prints from Mathew Brady's Portrait NegativesNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Portrait of a Nation: 2025 HonoreesNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood's Golden Age by George Hurrell (A Sequel)National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
The Spirit of Invention: Patent Office and PatenteesNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
On Stage: Portraying the Performing ArtsNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Wendy Red Star: Whispering SpiritWendy Red Star, courtesy National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Indian Peace Medals: Emblems of DiplomacyNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Janis Joplin: Be Happy, Be Free, Wear FlowersNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Handwork: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery© 2006 Jan Yager; Smithsonian American Art Museum
Saya Woolfalk: Empathic UniverseInstallation view: Saya Woolfalk: Empathic Universe at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, 2025. Photo by Jenna Bascom; courtesy the Museum of Arts and Design
Nick Cave: Mammoth© Nick Cave; photo by Ron Blunt Studio, courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum
Much Here Is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the U.S. Bicentennial© 1975 Ted Wathen; Smithsonian American Art Museum, transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Bisa Butler: Tender MonumentsPhoto by Zachary Balber, courtesy the artist and Jeffrey Deitch

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