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The National Gallery screens TCB at 2 p.m. on October 25. The 105-minute film offers a specific afternoon for readers interested in writing and cultural organizing.
October 25, 2026 · 2 min read
The Smithsonian installation combines sculpture, video and everyday objects. The October 24 performances had separate registration, while the exhibition continues into January.
October 24, 2026 · 2 min read
NMWA’s October 23 opening brings Pepper’s smaller works and models into dialogue with monumental sculpture on New York Avenue.
October 23, 2026 · 2 min read
The Ho-Chunk artist's retrospective at the National Museum of the American Indian rewards attention to space, materials and water as a source of form.
October 12, 2026 · 4 min read
The National Museum of Asian Art's Islamic-art exhibition is a manageable place to look closely at materials, workmanship and the journeys objects take.
October 10, 2026 · 4 min read
The Index of American Design turns shoes, toys and household objects into subjects worth a second look. A small library exhibition offers a way in.
October 1, 2026 · 4 min read
Announced on September 15, Much Here Is Beautiful gave readers a reason to plan a visit around photographs of American places and everyday life.
September 15, 2026 · 2 min read
The Smithsonian civic-history exhibition ended its Washington run on September 7. Its traveling program offers another route into the subject.
September 7, 2026 · 2 min read
Jefferson’s rough draft gives the Library of Congress exhibition a concrete starting point for readers who want history beyond a familiar quotation.
September 3, 2026 · 3 min read
The National Gallery exhibition brings 115 works on paper into an account of American land, community and freedom.
September 2, 2026 · 3 min read