Please visit our exhibition section for information on special permanent collection installations.

The permanent collection comprised of more than 3,000 works provides a comprehensive survey of art by women from the 16th century to the present, with new acquisitions added regularly. The work in the collection represents a wide range of styles and media—from the Renaissance paintings of Elisabetta Sirani to modern photographs by Barbara Morgan to Louise Nevelson's contemporary sculptures. NMWA also has several important special collections, including silver by 18th and 19th-century Irish and English women silversmiths.

You may begin your tour of NMWA's collection by clicking on a time period above. If you are looking for a specific artist, try the advanced search.

If you would like to schedule an appointment to see a work not currently on view, please contact the Curatorial Department at (202) 783-7375 at least three weeks before your intended visit. We are unable to schedule appointments on weekends.

Thank you for visiting NMWA's permanent collection.