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The Smithsonian Institution's museum of modern and contemporary art, dedicated to the art and artists of our time.
Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
Adam Pendleton: Love, Queen
Adam Pendleton
A contemporary presentation showcasing the work of American conceptual artist Adam Pendleton.
3 January 2027
Revolutions: Art from the Hirshhorn Collection, 1860–1960
Francis Bacon, Jean Dubuffet, Lee Krasner, Wilfredo Lam, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Torkwase Dyson, Annette Lemieux, Joel Sternfeld, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Genesis Tramaine, Flora Yukhnovich, and others
Marking the museum's fiftieth anniversary, this expansive chronological exhibition highlights over two hundred pieces from the permanent collection. It traces the evolution of modern art across a century of rapid change, juxtaposing historical masterpieces with contemporary works that echo these transformative eras.
22 March 2024 – 1 November 2026
Upcoming Exhibitions
Light Is a Plastic Medium: The Photography of Carlotta Corpron
Carlotta Corpron
An upcoming exhibition highlighting Carlotta Corpron's pioneering photographic experiments with light and abstraction.
16 October 2026 – 14 March 2027
Yoshitomo Nara: Sentinels of Stillness
Yoshitomo Nara
A forthcoming showcase featuring the distinctive, emotive artworks of Japanese contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara.
31 October 2026 – 7 November 2027
Sculpture Garden
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Gordon Bunshaft
Following a multi-year renovation led by artist and architect Hiroshi Sugimoto, the museum's outdoor sculpture area reopens with expanded display capacity, new stone walls, and thousands of fresh plantings, seamlessly reconnecting the campus.
31 October 2026
Past Exhibitions
Basquiat × Banksy
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Banksy
Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge
Mark Bradford
Artists
Alberto Giacometti
Swiss · b. 1901
Arshile Gorky
Armenian-American · b. 1904
Auguste Rodin
French · b. 1840
Barbara Hepworth
British · b. 1903
Barbara Kruger
American · b. 1945
Constantin Brancusi
Romanian · b. 1876
Edward Hopper
American · b. 1882
Francis Bacon
Irish-British · b. 1909
Georgia O'Keeffe
American · b. 1887
Henri Matisse
French · b. 1869
Henry Moore
British · b. 1898
Huma Bhabha
Pakistani-American · b. 1962
Jackson Pollock
American · b. 1912
Jeff Koons
American · b. 1955
Laurie Anderson
American · b. 1947
Mark Bradford
American · b. 1961
Mark Rothko
American · b. 1903
Mary Cassatt
American · b. 1844
Pablo Picasso
Spanish · b. 1881
Ragnar Kjartansson
Icelandic · b. 1976
Thomas Eakins
American · b. 1844
Willem de Kooning
Dutch-American · b. 1904
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese · b. 1929