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  • The Confederate Sketches of Adalbert Volck

    View some of German immigrant Adalbert J. Volck's pictorial propaganda in support of the Confederacy.

    March 30, 2012 – January 21, 2013

    Portrait Gallery

  • 1812: A Nation Emerges

    Learn about key people who influenced the outcome of the War of 1812, which transformed and unified the United States.

    June 15, 2012 – January 27, 2013

    Portrait Gallery

  • 40 under 40: Craft Futures

    To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, the museum presents works by 40 artists under the age of 40.

    July 20, 2012 – February 3, 2013

    Renwick Gallery

  • Shadow Sites: Recent Work by Jananne al-Ani

    Inspired by archival archaeological and aerial photographs, as well as contemporary news reportage, al-Ani has created a new body of video works that examines enduring representations of the Middle Eastern landscape.

    August 25, 2012 – February 10, 2013

    Asian Art Museum Sackler Gallery

  • The Mexican Revolution! American Legacy

    Objects in this case reveal how U.S. involvement in the Mexican Revolution affected politics and society on both sides of the border.

    September 16, 2010 – February 11, 2013

    American History Museum

  • Sweet & Sour

    Learn about the evolution of Chinese food in the U.S. and the long history of Chinese immigration in this case.

    March 17, 2011 – February 11, 2013

    American History Museum

  • COBOL

    Learn about COBOL, or Common Business Oriented Language, one of the first computer-programming languages to run successfully on different brands of computers, in this case.

    March 17, 2011 – February 11, 2013

    American History Museum

  • Lalla Essaydi: Revisions

    View diverse media works from Moroccan-born artist Lalla Essaydi's photographic series, as well as rarely seen paintings and installations.

    May 9, 2012 – February 24, 2013

    African Art Museum

  • Ai Weiwei: According to What?

    This major solo exhibition of works by Chinese conceptual artist Ai Weiwei introduces viewers to his broad spectrum of artistic practice.

    October 7, 2012 – February 24, 2013

    Hirshhorn Museum

  • Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    The first U.S. venue of this unprecedented exhibition reveals the unknown past of the Arabian Peninsula with newly discovered artifacts from ancient trade routes stretching from Yemen in the south to Iraq and Syria in the north.

    November 17, 2012 – February 24, 2013

    Asian Art Museum Sackler Gallery

  • Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Painting

    Learn about four main categories of enlightened being in Buddhism through 27 works dating from the Song to Qing dynasties.

    September 1, 2012 – February 24, 2013

    Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

  • Portraits of President Barack Obama

    See two tapestry portraits of President Barack Obama by Chuck Close.

    January 15, 2013 – February 25, 2013

    Portrait Gallery

  • A Century Ago..."They Came as Sovereign Leaders"

    See photographs of six great Native chiefs who participated in President Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 inaugural parade.

    January 15, 2013 – February 25, 2013

    American Indian Museum DC

  • Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads

    See Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's monumental outdoor installation showcasing the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac.

    April 19, 2012 – March 17, 2013

    Hirshhorn Museum

  • 2011 Nature's Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International Awards

    On view are winners in various categories from the 2011 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards.

    March 30, 2012 – April 7, 2013

    Natural History Museum

  • Perspectives: Ai Weiwei

    View the monumental installation Fragments by the prolific and provocative Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.

    May 12, 2012 – April 14, 2013

    Asian Art Museum Sackler Gallery

  • Orchids of Latin America

    Experience a tropical rainforest on a cold winter's day with orchids from Mexico and Central and South America.

    January 26, 2013 – April 21, 2013

    Natural History Museum

  • The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning

    View the iconic Cyrus cylinder along with objects showcasing innovations of the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC) of Iran that had a huge impact on the ancient world.

    March 9, 2013 – April 28, 2013

    Asian Art Museum Sackler Gallery

  • When Time and Duty Permit: Collecting During World War II

    Learn about the Smithsonian's contribution to the war effort in the Pacific during World War II and the contributions of American soldiers to the collections of the National Museum of Natural History.

    July 14, 2012 – April 28, 2013

    Natural History Museum

  • Poetic Likeness: Modern American Poets

    Learn about the contribution of poetry in American literature through portraits of and quotations by such poets as Walt Whitman, Ezra Pound, Langston Hughes, and Allen Ginsberg.

    October 12, 2012 – April 28, 2013

    Portrait Gallery

  • Julie Buffalohead: Let the Show Begin

    See how contemporary artist Julie Buffalohead (Ponca) addresses parenting and identity using the iconography of childhood.

    October 20, 2012 – April 28, 2013

    American Indian Museum New York

  • The Civil War and American Art

    Some of the finest artwork produced during the Civil War and its aftermath illustrate the influence of this period in history on the visual arts in America.

    November 16, 2012 – April 28, 2013

    American Art Museum

  • Fascinating—Endangered RHINO

    See how Smithsonian Libraries supports work to save the endangered rhinoceros and its habitat.

    July 14, 2012 – April 28, 2013

    Natural History Museum

  • Not Lost in Translation: The Life of Clotilde Arias

    Learn about the life and times of Clotilde Arias, who was commissioned by the US State Department to compose an official Spanish-language translation of the national anthem.

    September 27, 2012 – May 12, 2013

    American History Museum

  • One Life: Amelia Earhart

    Portraits of aviator Amelia Earhart tell the story of her career and pay special attention to her work on behalf of women's rights.

    June 29, 2012 – May 27, 2013

    Portrait Gallery


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