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Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World - Washington, District Of Columbia
September 21, 2004–April 1, 2019 - The exhibition focuses on indigenous cosmologies worldviews and philosophies related to the creation and order of the universe and the spiritual relationship between humankind and the natural world. Organized around the solar year, the exhibition introduces visitors to indigenous peoples from across the Western Hemisphere who continue t...
Dates:September 21, 2004 10:00 am to April 01, 2019 05:00 pm
Address:4th St & Independence Ave SW., Washington, District Of Columbia 20560 , United States
Phone: (202) 633-1000
Contact: National Museum of the American Indian
Website:http://www.nmai.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/item/?id=530
Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations - Washington, District Of Columbia
September 21, 2014 - April 15, 2020 - This exhibition is the story of that relationship, including the history and legacy of U.S.–American Indian diplomacy from the colonial period through the present. From a young age, most Americans learn about the Founding Fathers, but are told very little about equally important and influential Native diplomats and leaders of Indian Nation...
Dates:September 21, 2014 10:00 am to April 15, 2020 05:00 pm
Address:4th St & Independence Ave SW., Washington, District Of Columbia 20560 , United States
Phone: (202) 633-1000
Contact: National Museum of the American Indian
Website:http://www.nmai.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/item/?id=934
Peacock Room REMIX: Darren Waterston's Filthy Lucre - Washington, District Of Columbia
May 16, 2015 - June 4, 2017 - This exhibition centers on Filthy Lucre, an immersive interior by painter Darren Waterston. He reinterprets James McNeill Whistler’s famed Peacock Room as a resplendent ruin, an aesthetic space that is literally overburdened by its own excesses—of materials, history, and creativity. Like Filthy Lucre and the original Peacock Room, this exhibition invi...
Dates:May 16, 2015 10:00 am to June 04, 2017 05:00 pm
Address:1050 Independence Ave., Washington, District Of Columbia 20560 , United States
Phone:(202) 633-1000
Contact:Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Website:http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Peacock-Room-REMIX-Darren-Waterston%27s-iFilthy-Lucrei-5443
The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire - Washington, District Of Columbia
June 26, 2015–June 1, 2018 - This exhibition explores the foundations of the Inka Road in earlier Andean cultures, technologies that made building the road possible, the cosmology and political organization of the Inka world, and the legacy of the Inka Empire during the colonial period and in the present day.
Dates:June 26, 2015 10:00 am to June 01, 2018 05:00 pm
Address:4th St & Independence Ave SW., Washington, District Of Columbia 20560 , United States
Phone:(202) 633-1000
Contact: National Museum of the American Indian
Website:http://www.nmai.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/item/?id=945
Fantastic Worlds: Science and Fiction, 1780-1910 - Washington, District Of Columbia
July 1, 2015 – February 26, 2017 - This exhibition explores the intersecting influences of science, innovation, industry, and the Victorian creative imagination through books from the Smithsonian Libraries and selected historical objects from Smithsonian museums. The industrial revolution that began at the end of the 18th century paved the way for a period of dramatic change in America...
Dates:July 01, 2015 10:00 am to February 26, 2017 05:00 pm
Address:14th St and Constitution Ave., Washington, District Of Columbia 20001 , United States
Phone:(202) 633-1000
Contact:Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Website:http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Fantastic-Worlds-Science-and-Fiction-1780-1910-4951
Measured Perfection: Hiram Powers' Greek Slave - Washington, District Of Columbia
July 3, 2015 - February 19, 2017 - This one-gallery exhibition reveals the inner workings of the studio of Hiram Powers (1805-1873), who was among the most innovative sculptors of the nineteenth century, eagerly adapting long-standing sculpture traditions to new technologies of his age. The display draws from an extensive collection acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum directly fro...
Dates:July 03, 2015 10:00 am to February 19, 2017 05:00 pm
Address:8th and F Streets, Washington, District Of Columbia 20004 , United States
Phone:(202) 633-1000
Contact:Art museum & National Portrait Gallery
Website:http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Measured-Perfection-Hiram-Powers%27-iGreek-Slavei-5780
Design for Small Spaces - Washington, District Of Columbia
September 5, 2015 - August 31, 2016 - From fairy gardens to green walls, vignettes in this exhibit feature pieces from the Smithsonian Gardens’ Garden Furnishing Collection and plants grown at the Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouses. Tour these green scenes for ideas you can use to create your own little oasis. Exceptional plants and unique elements add impact to small spaces.
Dates:September 05, 2015 10:00 am to August 31, 2016 05:00 pm
Address:1100 Jefferson Dr., Washington, District Of Columbia 20560 , United States
Phone: (202) 633-1000
Contact: S. Dillon Ripley Center
Website:http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Design-for-Small-Spaces-6032
Art Pottery and Glass in America, 1880s-1920s - Washington, District Of Columbia
September 25, 2015 - April 24, 2017 - This exhibition highlights the design movement that embraced the ideals of superior craftsmanship, naturalistic ornamentation and living with beauty in the home. Among the manufacturers featured are the Steuben Glass Works, Phoenix Glass Company, Rookwood Pottery, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, Biloxi Art Pottery, Paul Revere Pottery, and Matt...
Dates:September 25, 2015 10:00 am to April 24, 2017 05:00 pm
Address:14th St and Constitution Ave., Washington, District Of Columbia 20001 , United States
Phone:(202) 633-1000
Contact:American History Museum
Website:http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Art-Pottery-and-Glass-in-America-1880s-1920s-5584
Nature's Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International Awards Presents: The Best of the Best - Washington, District Of Columbia
October 24, 2015 - August 15, 2016 - Enjoy 20 years of nature's finest moments in the "Best of the Best" photo exhibition. Selected from nearly 500,000 images submitted by photographers from around the globe, this collection brings dramatic landscapes, exciting wildlife behavior, and surprising glimpses of Earth's icy peaks to mysterious ocean depths. More than 100 lar...
Dates:October 24, 2015 10:00 am to August 15, 2016 05:00 pm
Address:10th St. & Constitution Ave., Washington, District Of Columbia 20560 , United States
Phone: (202) 633-1000
Contact:Natural History Museum
Website:http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Nature%27s-Best-Photography-Windland-Smith-Rice-International-
Recent Acquisitions - Washington, District Of Columbia
November 6, 2015 - October 30, 2016 - This annual exhibition features 29 objects that tell the story and identity of America through the art of portraiture and showcase some of the newest additions to the museum’s collection.
Dates:November 06, 2015 10:00 am to October 30, 2016 05:00 pm
Address:8th and F Streets, Washington, District Of Columbia 20004 , United States
Phone:(202) 633-1000
Contact:Art museum & National Portrait Gallery
Website:http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Recent-Acquisitions-6039
Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist - Washington, District Of Columbia
November 7, 2015–September 18, 2016 - The exhibition is the first major retrospective of the artistic career of Kay WalkingStick (b. 1935), a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and one of the world’s most celebrated artists of Native American ancestry. Featuring more than 65 of her most notable paintings, drawings, small sculptures, notebooks, and the diptychs for which she is be...
Dates:November 07, 2015 10:00 am to September 18, 2016 05:00 pm
Address:4th St & Independence Ave SW., Washington, District Of Columbia 20560 , United States
Phone:(202) 633-1000
Contact: National Museum of the American Indian
Website:http://www.nmai.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/item/?id=949
Art of the Airport Tower - Washington, District Of Columbia
November 11, 2015 - November 30, 2016 - This exhibition brings a heightened awareness to the simple beauty of these architectural structures and a call for their preservation. With a collection of 50 original fine art photographs, Smithsonian photographer Carolyn Russo elevates airport towers to beautiful objects of art, and symbols of technological change and cultural expression within the a...
Dates:November 11, 2015 10:00 am to November 30, 2016 05:00 pm
Address:601 Independence Ave., Washington, District Of Columbia 20560, United States
Phone:202-633-1000
Contact:Air and Space Museum
Website:http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Art-of-the-Airport-Tower-5941
WONDER - District Of Columbia
November 13, 2015 - July 10, 2016 - WONDER, the opening exhibition features site-specific installations that transform the galleries into a contemporary “cabinet of wonders.” Nine major contemporary artists are installing work that responds to the architectural spaces of this national historic landmark. The featured artists were selected for their ability to transform spaces through i...
Dates:November 13, 2015 10:00 am to July 10, 2016 05:00 pm
Address: 17th and Pennsylvania Ave., District Of Columbia 20006, United States
Phone:202-633-1000
Contact:Renwick Gallery
Website:http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/WONDER-5785
Frank Sinatra at 100 - Washington, District Of Columbia
November 20, 2015 – July 10, 2016 - This exhibition showcases Sinatra’s contributions to America’s songbook and film history through photographic portraits by Herman Leonard and archival photos from Director George Sidney’ s collection, sheet music, album covers, and posters. The key artifacts illustrating Sinatra’s career include the trench coat worn by him in t...
Dates:November 20, 2015 10:00 am to July 10, 2016 05:00 pm
Address: 12th and Constitution Ave., Washington, District Of Columbia 20001, United States
Phone:202-633-1000
Contact:American History Museum
Website:http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Frank-Sinatra-at-100-6006
Toys and Childhood - District Of Columbia
November 20, 2015 - November 28, 2016 - This showcase presents a selection of cast-iron and tinplate toys from the museum’s collection dating from the 1870s to the 1950s, illustrating the ever-evolving nature of American childhood and home life and bringing to light aspects of play. Included in the display are a variety of vehicles, from boats and airplanes to horse-drawn wagons, as wel...
Dates:November 20, 2015 10:00 am to November 28, 2016 05:00 pm
Address:12th and Constitution Ave., District Of Columbia 20001, United States
Phone:202-633-1000
Contact:American History Museum
Website:http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Toys-and-Childhood-6043
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