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An exhibit of the forgotten or never noticed WOMEN among the "Dutch Masters"..Click the link to see many images from this exhibit and a short preview description.

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National Museum of Women in the Arts Presents WOMEN ARTISTS FROM ANTWERP TO AMSTERDAM, 1600- 1750 - Picture Preview

Johanna Vergouwen, after Anthony van Dyck, Samson and Delilah, 1673; Oil on copper, 32 5/8 x 41 3/4 in.; Museo Nacional de San Carlos Collection, INBAL, Secre

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September 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM

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National Museum of Women in the Arts gives DC's New York Avenue a new look--- How lovely and how DEI!

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National Museum of Women in the Arts Presents Beverly Pepper: Ten Monumental Sculptures - Preview

A spokesperson says--- “...an outdoor exhibition of ten monumental sculptures by celebrated sculptor Beverly Pepper (1922–2020), on view on New York Avenue

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May 24, 2026 at 5:26 PM

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August 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM

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Recreation of an 1805 London museum exhibit that helped shape the enduring narrative about Shakespeare and British culture. Click the link to read the Picture This Post review--

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Folger Shakespeare Library Presents Imagining Shakespeare: Mythmaking and Storytelling - Preview

A spokesperson describes the event as follows: “...The exhibition presents fourteen paintings from the Folger’s collection that were originally displayed t

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November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM

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The National Park Service opens their new museum that examines the underbelly of the Lincoln Memorial.

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Explore the Lincoln Memorial Undercroft - Lincoln Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)

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June 28, 2026 at 10:13 PM

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A Native American artist's body of work that speaks to what it means to be Native American TODAY. Click the link to read the preview in the Washington DC edition of Picture This Post--

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National Gallery of Art Presents Sky Hopinka: Kicking the Clouds - Preview

A spokesperson says--- “...Sky Hopinka: Kicking the Clouds examines the powerful ties between language and landscape at the center of his practice. His exper

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April 12, 2026 at 12:17 AM

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Skate amidst Calders, Miro, Elsworth Kelly and more-- click the link to read the preview in the Picture This Post Museum section--

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National Gallery of Art Presents Sculpture Garden Ice Rink - Preview

A spokesperson says--- “...the rink transforms the Sculpture Garden’s central fountain into a festive destination where visitors can skate among modern and

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December 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM

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Seen at The Phillips Collection “Winter Wonderland” after hours party last week. The paintings in this shot are “Luncheon of the Boating Party” and “The Newspaper”.
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Art enjoyers (including myself) are transfixed by Renoir’s masterpiece “Luncheon of the Boating Party”. Another person is viewing Edouard Vuillard’s “The Newspaper”.

December 11, 2024 at 4:38 AM

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Confronting the absence of the Black body in Western Art-- with grace and beauty. Click the link to read the preview in the DC Edition of Picture This Post magazine.

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National Museum of Women in the Arts Presents Tawny Chatmon - Preview

WHEN: October 15, 2025–March 8, 2026 WHERE: National Museum of Women In The Arts 1250 New York Ave NW Washington, DC 20005 TICKETS: $16

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October 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM

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A focus on leading women artists in abstract expressionism- 1946 - 2026. Click the link to read the preview in the Picture This Post Museums section--

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National Museum of Women in the Arts Presents MAKING THEIR MARK-- Preview

A spokesperson says--- “...Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection presents 80 works by nearly 70 influential and boundary-pushing women artis

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January 29, 2026 at 11:43 PM

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Gay and lustful views and sentiments this weekend at the National Gallery and Hirshhorn Museums, DC

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July 29, 2026 at 2:53 PM