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National Museum of Women in the Arts

Archive: Apr 2016

View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

A Housewife’s Ballet: Kirsten Justesen on Domesticity and Art

Posted: April 30, 2016
Category: Archive: Apr 2016
Danish artist Kirsten Justesen’s oeuvre highlights her experience navigating her role as a woman and artist.
A photograph shows the nude artist sitting in a metal grocery cart. It is located on a paved road in a flat, empty landscape under a gray, misty sky. Her back to the viewer, the light-skinned, brunette woman holds her raised arms in a wide V-shape, suggesting joy or abandon.

Art Fix Friday: April 29, 2016

Posted: April 29, 2016
Category: Archive: Apr 2016
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

She Who Tells a Story: Gohar Dashti

Posted: April 25, 2016
Category: Archive: Apr 2016
In Arabic, the word rawiya means “she who tells a story.” Each artist in NMWA’s summer exhibition She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World...
A couple sitting in a burned-out car in wedding finery, they look directly at the camera with neutral or stricken expressions.

Art Fix Friday: April 22, 2016

Posted: April 22, 2016
Category: Archive: Apr 2016
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

She Who Tells a Story: Boushra Almutawakel

Posted: April 19, 2016
Category: Archive: Apr 2016
In Arabic, the word rawiya means “she who tells a story.” Each artist in in NMWA’s summer exhibition She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab...
A gallery view of a black wall with a large photograph of a woman. The woman is wearing a long black dress and a head scarf. She is standing in the ocean, surrounded by waves. On the right wall is a text that says "She who tells a story".

Art Fix Friday: April 15, 2016

Posted: April 15, 2016
Category: Archive: Apr 2016
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

March Madness: A Digital Dive into Women’s History Month

Posted: April 14, 2016
Category: Archive: Apr 2016
NMWA’s year-round mission is to address gender imbalance in the art world, but every March, Women’s History Month, the museum has an opportunity to catch the attention of a wider...

She Who Tells a Story: Jananne Al-Ani

Posted: April 12, 2016
Category: Archive: Apr 2016
In Arabic, the word rawiya means “she who tells a story.” Each artist in NMWA’s summer exhibition She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World...
A gallery view of a black wall with a large photograph of a woman. The woman is wearing a long black dress and a head scarf. She is standing in the ocean, surrounded by waves. On the right wall is a text that says "She who tells a story".

Art Fix Friday: April 8, 2016

Posted: April 8, 2016
Category: Archive: Apr 2016
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Opening Tomorrow—“She Who Tells a Story”

Posted: April 7, 2016
Category: Archive: Apr 2016
Large-scale photographs by contemporary women artists illuminate their perspectives and challenge stereotypes in She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World, on view April 8–July...
A gallery view of a black wall with a large photograph of a woman. The woman is wearing a long black dress and a head scarf. She is standing in the ocean, surrounded by waves. On the right wall is a text that says "She who tells a story".