CHAMPION WOMEN THROUGH THE ARTS

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Grand Reopening

NMWA is ready to welcome you this October! Tickets are on sale now.

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Join Us for the Reopening

On Saturday, October 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the museum is celebrating the reopening with full day of events, including performances, drop-in activities and talks, flash tattoos, and tastings!

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Collection galleries at the National Museum of Women in the Arts; Photo by Jennifer Hughes, courtesy of NMWA

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Show your support for the new NMWA. Members enjo invitations to exclusive reopening celebrations.

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A modern museum gallery is photographed at a wide angle. It features several inset bays in which art of various sizes and mediums is hung. Visitors walk through the galleries and observe the works.
Collection galleries at the National Museum of Women in the Arts; Photo by Jennifer Hughes, courtesy of NMWA

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In front of a stormy ocean, a woman with light skin and blonde, wind-blown hair stands with head turned in profile and eyes closed.
Rania Matar, Rayven, Miami Beach, Florida, from the series “SHE,” 2019; Archival pigment print, 37 x 44 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Robert Klein Gallery; © Rania Matar

Related Quote

“People in the art world want to think we are achieving parity more quickly than we are.”
Susan Fisher Sterling, The Alice West Director

Advocate for Women

Women artists have been marginalized for centuries. Gender bias is less overt today, but contemporary women artists still face many obstacles and disparities, as well as persistent underrepresentation in museum collections and exhibitions worldwide. Their historical precursors still deserve to have their stories told.

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Faith Ringgold, American Collection #4: Jo Baker’s Bananas (detail), 1997; Photo credit: Emily Haight, NMWA

Faith Ringgold, American Collection #4: Jo Baker’s Bananas (detail), 1997; Photo credit: Emily Haight, NMWA

Online Resources

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View special online exhibitions, educational resources, and activities to learn about women artists.
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Exhibitions

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Explore our online exhibitions, including images, audio, and virtual tours.
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Collection

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Examine highlights from the museum’s collection, spanning more than 5,500 works from the Renaissance through today.
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Explore Things to Do @ NMWA

Art Chat @ Five: What Wood You Do?

Date: Sep, 29
Time: 5 to 5:45 pm

Art Chat @ Five: Celebrating Latin American and Spanish Artists

Date: Oct, 06
Time: 5 to 5:45 pm

Exclusive Reopening Preview Celebration

Date: Oct, 20
Time: 11 am to 4 pm

NMWA Now: Museum Reopening

Date: Oct, 21
Time: 11 am to 5 pm

Reopening Free Community Day

Date: Oct, 22
Time: 10 am to 5 pm

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

Date: Oct, 25
Time: 12 to 12:30 pm

Gallery Talk: Hung Liu

Date: Nov, 01
Time: 12 to 12:30 pm

Collection Highlights Tour

Date: Nov, 03
Time: 2 to 2:45 pm

Art Chat Live

Date: Nov, 03
Time: 5 to 6:30 pm

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