See 40 new objects the museum acquired from 2007 to 2011.

Images donated by 15 contemporary documentary photographers reveal the diversity of the Archives Center's photographic collection.

See eight objects featured in the U.S. Postal Service's Pioneers of American Industrial Design series of Forever stamps.

This exhibition features more than 80 prints by outstanding contemporary artists who have expanded the idea of multiplicity beyond editions of identical impressions.

Thomas Jefferson's “The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth" provides insight into his religious and moral beliefs.

See more than 30 exquisitely detailed embroidered and appliqued fabric panels that tell the story of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz's harrowing escape from the Nazis as a young girl and her voyage to freedom in America.

Three time-based media responses to the Empire State Building in New York City by Andy Warhol, Douglas Gordon, and Wolfgang Staehle are presented.

See how the art world responds to the death of one of their own—from letters of condolence and drafts of eulogies to firsthand accounts of artists’ funerals and expressions of personal loss. 

Witness the epic story of the horse's influence on American Indian tribes from the 1600s to the present.

See many of Carl Beam's Ojibwe, 1943-2005) epic works in this retrospective.

Photographs of 50 prominent African Americans from various professions, disciplines, and backgrounds redefine the word "blacklist."

See stunning animal portraits by long-time Zoo photographer Jessie Cohen.

See three posters used by gay-rights activist Frank Kameny (1925-2011).

This exhibition examines the complex issues arising from the unprecedented rate of urban growth projected to take place over the next 20 years in informal settlements.
(on view in the lobby of the United Nations Visitors Centre, 1st Avenue at 46th Street)

More than 50 artifacts and 100 works of art reveal Gertrude Stein

A portrait of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) by photographer Diana Walker is on view.

Organized in honor of the 50th anniversary of the White House Historical Association, this exhibition traces the history of the decorative arts in the nation's foremost home through approximately 100 objects made by celebrated artists of the day.

Note: No tickets required.

Take this rare opportunity to see Andy Warhol's Shadows -- 102 large paintings extending almost 450 linear feet -- in its entirety.

This exhibition provides a compelling and immersive exploration of the Empress Dowager Cixi -- supreme leader of China for more than 45 years-- through 35 glass-plate negatives, two original prints, and film clips.

See how the lives of Native American people of the American Southwest were changed by the arrival of the railroads after 1881.