Museum Shop

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.
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Shop Talk: Elizabeth Acevedo
Posted: September 22, 2023
Category: Museum Shop
We spoke with former Fresh Talk speaker Elizabeth Acevedo, now a National Book Award–winning author, about her debut adult novel Family Lore (2023).
A dark-skinned woman with shoulder-length curly hair sits or stands in front of a window, looking over her shoulder and out of it. The light is somewhat dim. She wears a white button-up short sleeved shirt.

Shop Talk: Britteny “Bibi” Abelle
Posted: May 26, 2023
Category: Museum Shop
Museum Shop Director Adriana Regalado spoke with Bibi Abelle, a tattoo and makeup/special effects artist, based in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Shop Talk: Ferren Gipson
Posted: February 9, 2023
Category: Museum Shop
Museum Shop director Adriana Regalado spoke with Ferren Gipson—a London-based art historian, writer, and textile artist—about her books, her practice, and more.
A dark-skinned woman wearing a black turtle neck and skirt stands in front of a colorful checkered quilt, which hangs from a white bookcase. A lush plant is situated among the books. The woman stares at the camera. Her hair is worn atop her head, she has on red liptstick, and wears her glasses around her neck on a thin chain.

Shop Talk: Gabrielle Awuma
Posted: January 19, 2023
Category: Museum Shop
Museum Shop Director Adriana Regalado sat down with Senior Membership Manager Gabrielle Awuma for a conversation about art, museums, and fashion.
A youthful, dark-skinned woman sits casually on black iron stairs outside. She wears a denim jumpsuit, belted, with yellow clogs and smiles warmly at the camera. Her hair is worn short and close-cropped.

Shop Talk: Elizabeth Ajunwa
Posted: December 7, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
Museum Shop Director Adriana Regalado spoke with NMWA Director of the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center Elizabeth Ajunwa.
A white flag hangs on the facade of a stone building. The flag has an image of two black ceramic vases and "Museum Shop" written in gold letters below them.

Shop Talk: Juliet Menéndez
Posted: October 12, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
Museum Shop Director Adriana Regalado spoke with author and illustrator Juliet Menéndez.
A white flag hangs on the facade of a stone building. The flag has an image of two black ceramic vases and "Museum Shop" written in gold letters below them.

Shop Talk: Orin Zahra
Posted: September 9, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
A white flag hangs on the facade of a stone building. The flag has an image of two black ceramic vases and "Museum Shop" written in gold letters below them.

Modern Makers: Syan Rose
Posted: June 8, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
Get to know Syan Rose, a Queer comic artist whose book —Our Work Is Everywhere: An Illustrated Oral History of Queer and Trans Resistance is available in NMWA’s Museum Shop.

Modern Makers: Zeb Wahls
Posted: May 4, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
We spoke with artist Zeb Wahls, co-creator of The Woman Cards, about the project's genesis, her illustration practice, and her favorite #5WomenArtists.

Modern Makers: Laura Szumowski
Posted: April 6, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
We spoke with illustrator, letterer, and author Laura Szumowski about her work for The Found, creating for fun, and advice for aspiring illustrators.
A light-skinned woman leans against a desk, smiling happily at the camera. She has straight, light-brown hair worn long to her breasts, with straight-cut bangs worn high on her forehead. She wears a yellow dress with ruffled sleeves and both arms have various tattoos. Behind her are various prints and artworks, most prominently an illustration of a Native American Chief in a headdress, shown in profile.