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Exhibition Title | Museum |
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Damage Control: Art and Destruction since 1950October 24, 2013 - February 9, 2014 This ground-breaking exhibition explores the theme of destruction in international contemporary visual culture. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
Yoga: The Art of TransformationOctober 19, 2013 - January 26, 2014 Explore how the meanings of yoga changed over time as it became a global phenomenom through more than 120 masterpieces, including 10 folios from the first illustrated compilation of asanas made for a Mughal emperor in 1602 that have never been shown in the United States. |
Sackler Gallery |
A Measure of Earth: The Cole-Ware Collection of American BasketsOctober 4, 2013 - December 8, 2013 See a collection of modern baskets that reveal the central role basketry has played in the everyday life of Americans. |
Renwick Gallery |
Infinite Place: The Ceramic Art of Wayne Higby October 4, 2013 - December 8, 2013 See ceramics by Wayne Higby, one of the most innovative second-generation artists coming out of the post-World War II American ceramic studio movement. |
Renwick Gallery |
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Dancing the Dream October 4, 2013 - July 13, 2014 Explore the relationship between the art of dance and the evolution of a modern American identity through images of performers, choreographers, and impresarios. |
Portrait Gallery |
World of StampsSeptember 22, 2013 - TBA See stamps that have shaped history and honored people and places around the world. |
Postal Museum |
Mail Marks HistorySeptember 22, 2013 - TBA Trace the journeys of three historic letters by analyzing different kinds of mail markings. |
Postal Museum |
National Stamp SalonSeptember 22, 2013 - TBA Browse tens of thousands of stamps, mail, medals, dies, and other artifacts from the National Philatelic Collection. |
Postal Museum |
Gems of American PhilatelySeptember 22, 2013 - TBA Examine a 1918 Inverted Jenny and 12 other philatelic gems that are rarely on view. |
Postal Museum |
Connect with US StampsSeptember 22, 2013 - TBA Explore your own connection with stamps, create your own stamp design, and learn how stamps are produced. |
Postal Museum |
Stamps Around the GlobeSeptember 22, 2013 - TBA Browse stamps from every country that has ever produced stamps -- including countries that no longer exist! |
Postal Museum |
Portraits of Planet Ocean: The Photography of Brian Skerrylate Summer 2013 (TBA) - 2014 (TBA) Captivating images by photojournalist Brian Skerry reveal the mystery and beauty of the undersea world. |
Natural History Museum |
Mud Masons of MaliAugust 31, 2013 - April 2014 (TBA) Discover how mud masons maintain the spectacular traditional architecture of Djenne, Mali, in the modern world. |
Natural History Museum |
Fragile Beauty: The Art & Science of Sea ButterfliesSummer 2013 (TBA) - May 2014 (TBA) Through larger-than-life sculptures, learn how some of the smallest creatures in the ocean -- ocean pteropods (“sea butterflies”) -- are faring in the face of increasing ocean acidification. |
Natural History Museum |
Before and After the Horizon: Anishinaabe Artists of the Great LakesAugust 10, 2013 - June 15, 2014 See how Native Anishinaabe artists past and present have been inspired by their deep indigenous roots in the Great Lakes region. |
American Indian Museum Heye Center |
Souvenir Nation: Relics, Keepsakes, and CuriosAugust 9, 2013 - January 31, 2014 What is a souvenir? What becomes a souvenir? Find out in this exhibition! |
Smithsonian Castle |
Landscapes in Passing: Photographs by Steve Fitch, Robbert Flick, and Elaine MayesJuly 26, 2013 - January 20, 2014 See how three late-20th-century photographers view the American landscape -- as drive-through scenery rather than the entrancing wilderness of the 19th century. |
American Art Museum |
Suited for SpaceJuly 26, 2013 - TBA Witness the modern technological marvel that is the spacesuit. |
Air and Space Museum |
High Art: A Decade of CollectingJuly 26, 2013 - TBA See how contemporary artists have depicted flight and space. |
Air and Space Museum |
Searching for Goldilocks July 26, 2013 - TBA Angela Palmer's glass sculpture captures the excitement of the Kepler Space Observatory's quest for planets that might fit the criteria for life: not too hot, not too cold, but just right. |
Air and Space Museum |