Upcoming Exhibitions

  • Native American man with a tablet

    Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

    July 1, 2022

    “Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900” presents more than 180 objects depicting notable individuals who helped shape the nation’s early development.

  • daguerreotype of two children

    Family Ties: Daguerreotype Portraits

    July 1, 2022 - June 11, 2023

    The portraits in this exhibition reflect the range of familial relationships documented by the camera during the daguerreian era.

  • full length individual portraits of a man and woman

    Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

    July 1, 2022 - May 18, 2025

    Long before the term “power couple” found its way into English lexicon, dynamic duos had been making their mark on U.S. history. 

  • woman dressed in black wearing pearls

    I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker's Portraits of Remarkable Black Women

    July 8, 2022 - January 29, 2023

    Featuring portraits by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker, from his 1989 book “I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America,” this exhibition presents more than 25 photographs of remarkable Black women.

    Part II will be on view Feb. 10, 2023, through Sept. 10, 2023. 

  • arial view of a sculptural landscape

    One Life: Maya Lin

    September 30, 2022 - April 16, 2023

    “One Life: Maya Lin” is the first biographical exhibition of the architect, sculptor and environmentalist. 

  • Shirtless man in a cowboy hat sitting on a bed

    Kinship

    October 28, 2022 - January 7, 2024

    “Kinship” presents more than forty artworks by eight contemporary artists whose work explores the notion of “kinship” and the closeness that bonds us. 

  • portrait awards

    Portrait of a Nation: 2022 Honorees

    November 10, 2022 - October 22, 2023

    This intimate exhibition will feature the portraits of the seven individuals who have been selected to receive one of the museum’s 2022 Portrait of a Nation Awards.