Past Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

The Jazz Age in Paris, 1914-1940

Artifacts and documents from American and European collections explore the early jazz movement in its historical context as a part of world culture.

April 25, 1997 – July 13, 1997

Anacostia Community Museum

Feeling the Spirit

See a 3-part photography exhibition featuring works by African American photographers Chester Higgins, Jr. and Stephen Marc.

January 20, 1997 – March 23, 1997

Anacostia Community Museum

Points of Entry

This 3-part photography exhibition examines the meaning and impact of immigration in the United States.

November 1, 1996 – January 1, 1997

Anacostia Community Museum

Footsteps from North Brentwood

View pictures, documents, and artifacts that document the history of the first black incorporated town in Prince George's County.

July 14, 1996 – December 8, 1996

Anacostia Community Museum

Down Through the Years: Stories from the Anacostia Museum's Collection

Explore the stories and the histories of objects and artifacts from the museum's collection.

April 28, 1996 – December 8, 1996

Anacostia Community Museum

Visual Journal: Harlem and DC in the Thirties and Forties

The African American community is chronicled through photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s by 6 African Americans.

April 19, 1996 – September 29, 1996

Anacostia Community Museum

Our History: Washington, DC in the 1800s

Through an ongoing partnership between Lucy Ellen Moten Elementary School and the Anacostia Museum, students collected and prepared objects for display. Students researched the history of nineteenth-century Washington, DC and created an exhibition.

June 10, 1996 – August 30, 1996

Anacostia Community Museum

English and French Caribbean Music in Washington, D.C.

Reggae. Dancehall. Calypso. Soca. Cadence. Konpas Direk. Racine. Zouk. Hear the history of Caribbean music and its importance to immigrants and the Washington, DC community at large, from the 1940s to the 1990s.

January 8, 1996 – June 16, 1996

Anacostia Community Museum

Equal Rights & Justice

See works by 15 contemporary artists that explore the changing social landscape and demographics since the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

September 23, 1995 – March 3, 1996

Anacostia Community Museum

Southern City, National Ambition: The Growth of Washington, D.C., 1800-1860

See an exhibition reflecting the early growth and development of Washington as an urban center, focusing on its communities and architecture.

October 14, 1995 – March 3, 1996

Anacostia Community Museum

From Soweto to Anacostia: Art Prints from the Funda Arts Centre

See an exhibition that features linoleum prints from the Funda Art Centre, Soweto, South Africa.

November 5, 1995 – March 3, 1996

Anacostia Community Museum

Twenty Models in Black: A Photographic Retrospective of James Hicks

See 20 black-and-white works by high-fashion photographer James Hicks that record his transformation as an artist.

September 24, 1995 – November 5, 1995

Anacostia Community Museum

Black Mosaic: Community, Race and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D.C.

See an exhibit about people of African descent who migrated to the Washington, DC area from Central and South America and the Caribbean. Vea una exposición de afrodescendientes que inmigraron hacia Washington, DC.

August 21, 1994 – September 4, 1995

Anacostia Community Museum

Anacostia: Not the Same Old Story

Through an ongoing partnership between Lucy Ellen Moten Elementary School and the Anacostia Museum, students collect and prepare objects for display at the museum.

June 17, 1995 – August 27, 1995

Anacostia Community Museum

The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art

This exhibition features 123 paintings, photos, and sculptures by 71 African American artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.

April 20, 1995 – July 30, 1995

Anacostia Community Museum

Art Changes Things: The Art and Activism of Georgette Seabrooke Powell

Georgette Seabrooke Powell is an artist, activist, art therapist, educator, and nonprofit executive in Washington, DC. On view is a retrospective spanning her sixty-year career.

March 4, 1995 – May 28, 1995

Anacostia Community Museum

Imagining Families: Images and Voices

Using mixed media, 15 current American artists weave family images into statements on US culture.

August 15, 1994 – February 28, 1995

Anacostia Community Museum

In Search of Common Ground: Senior Citizens and Community Life at Potomac Gardens

Residents of a large public housing development find common ground in the shared experience of moving from the rural south to Washington, DC in the early twentieth century.

December 4, 1994 – January 15, 1995

Anacostia Community Museum

Afro-Caribe: The Art of Dennis Mario Rivera

See an exhibit of Puerto Rican artist Dennis Mario Rivera's works that focus on his homeland, the Caribbean, black heritage, and the magical realism that permeates Latin American art.

September 18, 1994 – November 13, 1994

Anacostia Community Museum

Traditions from There to Here: Mixed-Media Works by Lydia Thompson

View an exhibition that features works by artist Lydia Thompson.

June 1, 1994 – September 4, 1994

Anacostia Community Museum

Bahamian Visions: The Art of Amos Ferguson

See paintings by the noted Bahamian folk artist Amos Ferguson.

July 1, 1994 – July 10, 1994

Anacostia Community Museum

The Moten Black Collectors Hall of Fame

Through an ongoing partnership between Lucy Ellen Moten Elementary School and the Anacostia Museum, students collect and prepare objects for display at the museum.

May 31, 1994 – June 19, 1994

Anacostia Community Museum

Malcolm X: Man, Ideal, Icon

View an exhibit that examines Malcolm X as a historical figure through writings, speeches, and photographs; as the inspiration for representational and abstract art; and as a symbol for popular culture merchandise.

April 3, 1994 – June 5, 1994

Anacostia Community Museum

Takbir! Allahu Akbar: Photographs of African American Muslims in Washington, D.C.

Members of Washington, DC’s Muslim community practice the tenets of their faith in black-and-white photographs by Fareed H. Nu’man.

April 3, 1994 – May 8, 1994

Anacostia Community Museum

Still on the Journey: Photographs from the First 20 Years of "Sweet Honey in the Rock"

The acapella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock sings—and signs—to educate and empower audiences in their hometown of Washington, DC and around the world.

January 15, 1994 – March 20, 1994

Anacostia Community Museum