All Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., including the National Zoo, and in New York City continue to be closed to support the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
- Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors February 23, 2017 – May 14, 2017 Hirshhorn
- Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II February 17, 2017 – July 31, 2019 American History Museum
- Native Fashion Now February 17, 2017 – September 4, 2017 American Indian Museum Heye Center
- The World of Radio February 3, 2017 – September 24, 2017 Cooper Hewitt
- American Ballet January 25, 2017 – June 18, 2017 American History Museum
- Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation's Armed Forces January 21, 2017 – February 28, 2018 American Indian Museum
- orchids: A MOMENT January 14, 2017 – May 14, 2017 Hirshhorn
- Inauguration 2017: Donald J. Trump January 13, 2017 – February 26, 2017 Portrait Gallery
- In Memoriam: John Glenn December 9, 2016 – January 9, 2017 Portrait Gallery
- Gateways/Portales December 5, 2016 – January 7, 2018 Anacostia Community Museum
- Access! Everyone! Everywhere! Elaine Ostroff and the Universal Design Movement December 1, 2016 – March 23, 2017 American History Museum
- Solar on the Line November 29, 2016 – March 4, 2018 American History Museum
- Muppets and Puppets November 23, 2016 – January 22, 2017 American History Museum
- Bill Viola: The Moving Portrait November 18, 2016 – May 7, 2017 Portrait Gallery
- Recent Acquisitions November 18, 2016 – October 30, 2017 Portrait Gallery
- Gene Davis: Hot Beat November 17, 2016 – April 2, 2017 American Art Museum
- Isamu Noguchi, Archaic/Modern November 11, 2016 – March 19, 2017 American Art Museum
- For a Love of His People: The Photography of Horace Poolaw November 11, 2016 – June 4, 2017 American Indian Museum
- The Art of the Qur'an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts October 22, 2016 – February 20, 2017 Sackler Gallery
- From Royal Mail to Public Post October 21, 2016 – January 16, 2017 Postal Museum
- 21st Annual Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards October 19, 2016 – September 5, 2017 Natural History Museum
- From the Regenia Perry Collection: The Backyard of Derek Webster's Imagination October 17, 2016 – July 9, 2017 Anacostia Community Museum
- Celebrate: Bob Dylan October 17, 2016 – October 30, 2016 Portrait Gallery
- Ragnar Kjartansson October 14, 2016 – January 8, 2017 Hirshhorn
