Upcoming Exhibitions

  • Yellow orchid against a black background

    Orchids: Amazing Adaptations

    February 2, 2019 - April 28, 2019

    Escape the winter cold and step into a floral oasis in the Kogod Courtyard with Orchids: Amazing Adaptations.

  • Graphic image of a woman in a long dress striding across a map of the U.S.

    Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence

    March 1, 2019 - January 5, 2020

    “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence” reveals the women and organizations often overlooked in the complex narrative of women’s suffrage in the United States.

  • Woman holding a large photograph of a child

    In Mid-Sentence

    May 3, 2019 - March 29, 2020

    “In Mid-Sentence” presents a selection of photographs from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s collection that depict moments of communication: intimate confessions, public speeches, exchanged jokes, political confrontations, lectures and more.

  • Storied Women of the Civil War Era

    May 24, 2019 - May 15, 2022

  • Women of Progress: Early Camera Portraits

    June 14, 2019 - May 31, 2020
  • WOman singing with a man conducting

    One Life: Marian Anderson

    June 28, 2019 - May 17, 2020

    This exhibition examines the ways in which artists, concert promoters and others wielded Marian Anderson's iconic likeness as a powerful symbol in the pursuit of civil rights.