We were so excited about our March 8 launch on the Google Art Project! A great deal of work went into posting the 59 artworks from NMWA’s collection and the...

The internet has become one of the most readily used resources for answers to myriad questions. A quick Google keyword search will often land a Wikipedia link for inquiring minds...

On the heels of a recent Washington Post article that lauded the impressive number of women museum directors in the D.C. area (including NMWA's Susan Fisher Sterling), the Association of...

NMWA’s new exhibition, “Workt by Hand”: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts, is now on view. Interested in learning more?

As an artist, Faith Ringgold has always worked to tell her story. She created bold, provocative paintings during the 1960s, directly responding to the Civil Rights and feminist movements.

Have you ever been on a camping trip or a hike and caught yourself exclaiming, “That sunset is sublime!” or “Aren’t those mountains picturesque?” In our modern-day language, we use...

In 2008, Washington D.C.-based collectors Heather and Tony Podesta donated a group of contemporary sculptures and photographs to NMWA. The works focus on gender and identity issues and challenge assumptions...