International Women’s Day

Abstract painting features translucent, wave-like turquoise, aquamarine, and fuchsia washes mingled with red lines and hard-edged, matte-pink sinuous shapes bounded by blue and green scales. Other details resolve into a human hand, tree-sprigged mountains, and craggy branches.
Join NMWA on Friday, March 8, to celebrate International Women’s Day! We will host both virtual and in-person programs that engage with, highlight, and celebrate women in the visual and performing arts.

Festival Programs

Photo credit: Foster White

Yoga

10:30 to 11:30 am

Location: Great Hall, Ground Floor

Kickstart your day with a mindful and gentle yoga session surrounded by artwork in our iconic Great Hall. This class will feature seated, supine, and slow standing poses, with an emphasis on linking breath and movement. Suitable for all levels.

Please bring your yoga mat.

Registration required. Event registration includes admission to the museum. 

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4:30 to 5:30 pm

Location: Great Hall, Ground Floor

Join us for a high-energy vinyasa flow surrounded by artwork in our iconic Great Hall. This class will feature a soundtrack of powerful female anthems. Modifications will be offered, and all levels are welcome. 

Please bring your yoga mat.

Registration required. Event registration includes admission to the museum. 

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Photo by Tom Lloyd

International Women’s Day Keynote with Ferren Gipson

1 to 2 pm

Location: Online

Ferren Gipson is a British-American art historian, writer, and artist. In this virtual program, Gipson will discuss the women artists featured in her latest book Women’s Work: From feminine arts to feminist art (2022), detailing their accomplishments and contributions to advancing representation of women in the arts. This program will be moderated by Elizabeth Ajunwa, director of NMWA’s Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center. 

Free. Registration required. 

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In a painted self-portrait, the artist stands in a stage-like space framed by white curtains. Beneath black hair woven with red yarn and flowers, heavy brows accent her dark-eyed gaze. Clad in a fringed, honey-toned shawl; long, pink skirt; and gold jewelry, she holds a bouquet and a handwritten letter.
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky, 1937; Oil on Masonite, 30 x 24 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of the Honorable Clare Boothe Luce; © Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Image by Google

#5WomenArtists Gallery Talk

2 to 2:30 pm

Location: Meet at Information Desk, Ground Floor

Explore #5WomenArtists with Laura Hoffman, director of digital engagement, who will spotlight disabled artists and artists who engage in disability activism from NMWA’s collection. Learn more about the 2024 #5WomenArtists campaign.

Free with admission. Registration is not required. This talk will include interpretation in American Sign Language.

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All-day Activities

An person stands in front of a painting in a museum surrounded by a group of people. They are holding a paper with text on it. They have a light skin tone, short hair, and wear a colorful shirt with abstract patterns.
Photo by Elyse Cosgrove/Asico Photo for NMWA

Spotlight Conversations

10 am, 12 pm, and 4 pm

Location: Meet at Information Desk, Ground Floor

Discover some of NMWA’s featured artworks and artists during these bite-sized conversations with NMWA staff throughout the day.

Free with admission. Registration is not required. These spotlights will include interpretation in American Sign Language.

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A woman with a medium skin tone and wavy, brunette hair is getting a tattoo. The tattoo artist has a dark skin tone and is wearing an all-denim outfit. They are seated in front of a baroque balustrade and a golden chandelier.
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Flash Tattoos

12 to 5 pm  

Location: To Be Announced

Memorialize your visit and support for women artists with a flash tattoo. Artist Bibi Abelle draws inspiration from the museum’s collection to craft her masterpieces right in front of you…and on you! This is more than just an activity: it is a firsthand encounter with creativity in motion. 

Registration and waiver to be completed on site. The estimated cost for a tattoo will be approximately $150.

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Two museum visitors sit on a bench and observe a brightly lit artwork in a modern gallery.
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Memorable Member Moment

10 am to 2 pm

Location: Kasser Board Room, Mezzanine

Relax with fellow NMWA members and enjoy light refreshments in our exclusive member lounge, set up in the revamped Kasser Board Room.

Your admission ticket includes entry to the lounge.  

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Shop

A close up of shop items, including glasses with colorful print and books such as "Family Lore" and "Art is the Highest Form of Hope."
Assortment of books and gifts at the National Museum of Women in the Arts Museum Shop; Photo by Elyse Cosgrove/Asico Photo for NMWA

Museum Shop Pop-up

10 am to 4 pm

Location: To Be Announced

Shop a selection of your favorite items from the Museum Shop at our special International Women’s Day pop-up.

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More Ways to Engage

Support gender equity in the arts today and every day! Check out a few ways to get started:

March Events

There are no upcoming events at this time.