What's on in Washington, DC

Recarte by Mavis Pusey, an oil painting of red, green, yellow, blue and black geometric forms, shown in Revelation

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National Museum of African American History and CultureNational Mall

Revelation: A Journey into Abstraction

Now showingFrom 12 June 2026Free

41 abstract works by 38 African American artists from the mid-20th century to today, in five themes from The Shape of Sound to Transcendent Visions.

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On now All of October 2026

Also at National Museum of African American History and Culture

On now nearby

In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness exhibition at the National Museum of American History

In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness

National Museum of American History

How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories exhibition banner

How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories

National Museum of American History

¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa exhibition banner

¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa

National Museum of American History

All exhibitions in Washington, DC this month Coming up in November

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Aerial view of the National Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

National Museum of American History

HistoryFree3 min walk

Exterior of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, seen from 14th Street SW

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

ArchitectureFree6 min walk

Exterior of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on the National Mall, its domed Beaux-Arts rotunda above a columned portico

National Museum of Natural History

HistoryFree7 min walk

The granite south entrance of the Freer Gallery of Art, the Italian Renaissance-style west building of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC

National Museum of Asian Art

DesignFree7 min walk

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Revelation: A Journey into AbstractionCollection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and HappinessCourtesy of National Museum of American History
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
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
United States Holocaust Memorial Museumajay_suresh via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
National Museum of Natural Historyajay_suresh via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
National Museum of Asian ArtDifference engine, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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