At NMWA, we regularly rotate our collection to spark new thematic connections. Museum director, Susan Fisher Sterling, explores "The Great Outdoors" from our most recent collection installation.
![Two adolescent girls with light skin wearing matching blue uniforms float side-by-side on the edge of a grassy pond while holding hands.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2009.62-1-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
![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.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/thf46715_nmwa41-scaled-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)
Impress your friends with five fast facts about American photographer Justine Kurland, whose work is on view in NMWA’s third-floor galleries.
![Crouching in the shadow of a highway overpass, three teenage girls with light skin focus intently on lighting smoke bombs.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2007.55-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)