What's on in Washington, DC

Jan Yager, Tiara of Useful Knowledge, from the series City Flora: The Philadelphia Series, 2006, 18- and 14-karat gold, oxidised sterling silver and quartz pebble

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Renwick GalleryLafayette Square

Handwork: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery

UpcomingFrom 13 November 2026Free

Fifty-three objects from SAAM's collection celebrating making by hand, including new acquisitions by Roberto Benavidez, Angela Ellsworth, Bill Harris, Aya Oki, Ato Ribeiro, Diego Romero and Jan Yager.

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On now All of October 2026

Editor's pick

Fifty-three handmade objects from SAAM's collection, including new acquisitions by Roberto Benavidez, Angela Ellsworth, Bill Harris, Aya Oki, Ato Ribeiro, Diego Romero and Jan Yager.

Also at Renwick Gallery

On now nearby

A vibrant, hand-quilted cotton textile features a combination of blue, orange, yellow, and red patchwork.

Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California

National Museum of Women in the Arts

A detail shot of a black-and-white image of a person's face printed on plexiglas that has been shattered in the center.

Marlo Pascual: Making Something Out of Something

National Museum of Women in the Arts

A circular, rust-colored sculpture and three rust-colored columns in the median of a city street.

Beverly Pepper: Land Art and Monumental Sculptures

National Museum of Women in the Arts

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

Nearby

Exterior of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, a Renaissance Revival former Masonic Temple on the corner of New York Avenue and 13th Street NW in Washington, DC

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Design10 min walk

Exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, its three-tiered bronze-coloured filigree corona seen from the National Mall

National Museum of African American History and Culture

ArtFree13 min walk

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

National Museum of American History

HistoryFree14 min walk

The Greek Revival portico and columned facade of the Old Patent Office Building, home of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC

Smithsonian American Art Museum

ArtFree16 min walk

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Handwork: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery© 2006 Jan Yager; Smithsonian American Art Museum
Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in CaliforniaBequest of the Eli Leon Living Trust, BAMPFA; Courtesy of Sherry Ann Byrd; Photo by Kevin Candland
Marlo Pascual: Making Something Out of SomethingImage courtesy of the artist and Casey Kaplan, New York
Beverly Pepper: Land Art and Monumental SculpturesPhoto courtesy of DowntownDC BID
Renwick GalleryIngfbruno / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
National Museum of Women in the Artsajay_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
Smithsonian American Art MuseumFrogvixen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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