Upcoming Exhibitions

Black and white photograph of a row of houses seen from a distance.
Much Here Is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the U.S. Bicentennial
September 18, 2026April 18, 2027
This exhibition brings together selected images from photography surveys that document life in the United States, with a focus on the years before and after the Bicentennial in 1976.
Floral-shaped tiara made of gold, silver, and quartz.
Handwork: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
Opens November 132026
This installation of new work in the collection is presented as part of Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, an initiative organized by Craft in America.
Detail of a portrait quilt.
Bisa Butler: Tender Monuments
March 19, 2027August 22, 2027
Bisa Butler: Tender Monuments presents three decades of the artist’s radiant, large-scale quilts that stitch together visual histories of Black people.