Past Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

Carriers of Culture: Living Native Basket Traditions

See some 30 contemporary Native baskets that examine the ways in which baskets and their makers are literally and symbolically "carriers of culture."

June 8, 2006 – September 5, 2006

American Indian Museum DC

Native Modernism: The Art of George Morrison and Allan Houser

See works by George Morrison (Grand Portage Chippewa) and Allan Houser (Chiricahua Apache), who have significantly influenced the direction of contemporary Native American art.

September 21, 2004 – November 6, 2005

American Indian Museum DC

Jewelry Designed by Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell

See jewelry designed by Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Northern Cheyenne, R-Colo.), a leading artist working in contemporary Native American jewelry.

September 21, 2004 – April 3, 2005

American Indian Museum DC

Welcome Center's Display of Future Museum

View an exhibition on the planning, design, and construction of the new American Indian Museum.

June 2001 – December 19, 2003

American Indian Museum DC