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  • ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now

    ¡Printing the Revolution! explores the rise of Chicano graphics within 1960s social movements and the ways in which Chicanx artists since then have advanced innovative printmaking practices attuned to social justice.

    November 20, 2020 – August 8, 2021

    American Art Museum

  • ¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States

    The inaugural exhibition of the Molina Famliy Gallery, ¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States, reveals how Latinos have shaped the nation since before its founding.

    June 18, 2022 – July 20, 2025

    American History Museum

  • ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: En los barrios y las grandes ligas

    This exhibit features the historic role baseball has played as a social and cultural force within Latino communities across the nation.

    July 2, 2021 – January 2, 2023

    American History Museum

  • ¡De última hora!: Latinas Report Breaking News

    Working in the fast-paced, ever-changing environment of broadcast news, these women shaped and shape the narrative for major historical events.

    September 15, 2023 – August 17, 2025

    American History Museum

  • who stole the tee pee?

    Explore the social, political, cultural, and personal changes that Native Americans of North America have experienced in the last century through 25 historical pieces,

    October 1, 2000 – January 21, 2001

    American Indian Museum New York

  • orchids: A MOMENT

    The Smithsonian Gardens and United States Botanic Garden 2017 Orchid Exhibition, showcases over 100 orchids in a limited-time display amidst the Hirshhorn’s unique architecture.

    January 14, 2017 – May 14, 2017

    Hirshhorn Museum

  • in Beauty It Is Begun...Native American Children's Art

    See drawings, paintings, poetry, and 17 pieces of jewelry, all the work of Native American children.  

    March 1, 1977 – July 31, 1977

    Natural History Museum

  • e.e. cummings: The Poet as Artist

    See the HMSG collection of 63 drawings, 5 watercolors and one oil painting by the American poet exhibited as part of Inscapes: Words and Images, a city-wide festival of poetry and its relation to the visual arts.  

    December 2, 1976 – February 6, 1977

    Hirshhorn Museum

  • Zuni Pottery

    This exhibition features three cases of 19th-century pottery -- including jars, canteens, and bowls -- made by the Zuni people of the southwestern United States. 

    December 1, 1987 – May 25, 2004

    Natural History Museum

  • ZooArk

    Discover the reasons so many animals are endangered in this 6-part interactive exhibition located at different places throughout the Zoo.

    September 1, 1986 – July 1, 1987

    National Zoo

  • Zoo Centennial Historic Photo Exhibition

    Visit selection of historic photographs taken during the past 100 years at the Zoo, commemorating both the 100th anniversary of the Zoo and the 150th anniversary of the invention of photography.

    June 22, 1989 – October 1, 1991

    National Zoo

  • Zhandra Rhodes Gown

    In conjunction with RAP's 20th anniversary is a chiffon evening gown created by British designer Zhandra Rhodes.

    October 1, 1985 – October 28, 1985

    American History Museum

  • Zero to Infinity: Arte Povera, 1962-1972

    This show features over 140 sculptures and large-scale installations by 14 artists who were part of a loose-knit movement known as Arte Povera ("poor art").

    October 24, 2002 – January 20, 2003

    Hirshhorn Museum

  • Zen, Tea, and Chinese Art in Medieval Japan

    In this exhibition, Chinese and Japanese paintings, lacquer ware, and ceramics illuminate this remarkable period of cultural contact and synthesis.

    December 13, 2014 – June 14, 2015

    Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

  • Zelda and Scott: The Beautiful and Damned

    The Fitzgeralds and their circle, the glamorous celebrities who exemplified the Jazz Age, are seen in portraits and photographs, manuscripts and memorabilia.

    June 6, 1980 – November 30, 1980

    Portrait Gallery

  • Zaida Ben-Yusuf: New York Portrait Photographer

    Photographer Zaida Ben-Yusuf (1869-1933) was an important figure in the pictorialist photography movement in late 19th and early 20th century New York.

    April 11, 2008 – September 1, 2008

    Portrait Gallery

  • Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers

    The first American retrospective in nearly 30 years of this highly influential French artist's career examines his life and work.

    May 20, 2010 – September 12, 2010

    Hirshhorn Museum

  • Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live): Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival

    This exhibition reveals Yup'ik elders' scientific and spiritual knowledge for living in a sub-arctic environment.

    April 17, 2010 – July 25, 2010

    Natural History Museum

  • Yousuf Karsh: American Portraits, Part II

    Photographic portraits by Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002) include those of Georgia O'Keeffe, Jonas Salk, Marian Anderson, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Arden, I.M. Pei, and Eleanor Roosevelt.

    May 2, 2014 – November 2, 2014

    Portrait Gallery

  • Yousuf Karsh: American Portraits, Part I

    Photographic portraits by Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002) include those of Georgia O’Keeffe, Jonas Salk, Marian Anderson, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Arden, I. M. Pei, Isamu Noguchi, and Eleanor Roosevelt.

    November 8, 2013 – April 27, 2014

    Portrait Gallery

  • Your Smithsonian Libraries

    On view are 20 panels depicting items in the collections of each of the 20 Smithsonian Libraries and some 12 books that reveal the breadth and variety of the Libraries' holdings.

    May 26, 2006 – September 4, 2006

    American History Museum

  • Your Community, Your Story: Celebrating Five Decades of the Anacostia Community Museum, 1967-2017

    Your Community, Your Story highlights some of the museum’s signature projects and demonstrates how ACM’s work helps us understand city life and strengthen community bonds.

    September 15, 2017 – January 6, 2019

    Anacostia Community Museum

  • Young Whistler: Early Prints and the "French Set"

    See 23 of James McNeill Whistler's most important etchings produced up to 1858, related drawings and watercolors, and some of the artist's tools.

    August 28, 2004 – March 13, 2005

    Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

  • Young Visions: A New Look at Our World Beyond Homelessness

    See 25 photographs by 3 young, formerly homeless photographers known as "Dion and Friends" that depict both the hardships and the triumphs of their lives.

    January 1, 1993 – March 1, 1993

    Arts and Industries Building

  • Young Visions of Community

    View the photographs and writings of Washington, D.C. elementary school students created during the Literacy through Photography project. The photos, essays, poems, and stories paint a vivid portrait of youth and community in the District of Columbia.

    June 9, 2005 – August 21, 2005

    Ripley Center


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