America’s first museum of modern art—The Phillips Collection—is celebrating its centennial with a show that both honors the past while jumping into the future.  Featuring work spanning the 19th century to the present, the exhibit explores questions of identity, place, space, and more.

See Marley Dawson two kinetic sculptures, inspired by the architecture of the Phillips’s Goh Annex stairway, on display.

The free biennial sculpture exhibit returns with its seventh installment examining the theme of the natural environment and our relationships with it. The art, complete with QR codes to hear behind the scenes details, is available for self-guided tours.  

For the first time in 60 years, 27 of Jacob Lawrence's 30 panels comprise Struggle: From the History of the American People are united. Though three remain missing, seeing the pieces together offers greater insight into Lawrence’s style and work. The mural examines struggle, underrepresented historical figures, founding fathers, and civil rights.    

An art exhibit, featuring more than 60 artists from the greater D.C. region, looking back at 2020. Themes include innocence interrupted, days of reckoning and the right to "be," bearing witness, introspection and reflection, and hope and healing.    

Learn about the namesakes behind D.C.'s streets, avenues, neighborhoods, and public spaces at this ongoing exhibit curated by Leslie Ureña. Find it in the museum’s Riley Gallery on the second floor.