July 1, 2008-January 15, 2009
Eyes on the World: Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest
This exhibition features approximately twenty photographs from the winners and other finalists of the Smithsonian magazine's 5th Annual Photo Contest from the United States and around the world.
Smithsonian Castle, Washington, D.C.
July 12, 2008-January 25, 2009
Seascapes: Tyron and Sugimoto
A series of twenty-two pastels of the Maine coast, known collectively as "Sea Moods" (1915-1916), by American landscape painter Dwight Tyron (1849-1925) will be juxtaposed with six black-and-white photographs from the ongoing series "Seascapes" by contemporary Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C.
October 8, 2008-January 11, 2009
Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermes Collection
For thirty years, Xavier Guerrand-Hermes of the renowned Paris-based fashion empire collected both stunning North African jewelry and historic late 19th- and early 20th-century photographs by some of the region's most prominent photographers.
National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C.
October 10, 2008-February 1, 2009
Women of Our Time: Twentieth Century Photographs
This exhibition is a is a photographic celebration of 91 women who have challenged and changed America. There will be rarely seen photographs of such women as Marilyn Monroe, Helena Rubenstein, Hannah Arendt, Billie Holiday, Gloria Steinem, Sylvia Plath, and many others.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
October 24, 2008-June 21, 2009
Tokens of Affection and Regard: Photographic Jewelry and Its Makers
This poignant exhibition, drawn primarily from the collection of Larry J. West, will feature rare and exquisite jewelry containing portraits in the 19th century's four main photographic processes—daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and paper prints.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2008-May 3, 2009
Nature's Best 2008 Photography Awards: Windland Smith Rice International Awards
On view are winners in 19 categories from the 2008 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards, including the Grand Prize, Conservation Photographer of the Year, Youth Photographer of the Year, and selected Highly Honored images.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2008-March 9, 2009
Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968
This exhibition will include unforgettable images that changed a nation, increasing the momentum of the non-violent movement by raising awareness of injustice and the struggle for equality in the United States.
S. Dillon Ripley Center (International Gallery), Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2008-May 10, 2009
Portraiture Now: Feature Photography
This exhibition will feature six photographers—Katy Grannan, Jocelyn Lee, Ryan McGinley, Steve Pyke, Martin Schoeller, and Alex Soth—who, by working on assignment for publications such as the New Yorker, Esquire, and the New York Times Magazine, each bring their distinctive "take" on contemporary portraiture to a broad audience.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
November 27, 2008-March 3, 2009
Accommodating Nature: The Photographs of Frank Gohlke
This retrospective exhibition will feature eighty-five photographs—both black-and-white and color—by landscape photographer Frank Gohlke (b. 1942), taken from the early 1970s through 2004.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
January 30, 2009-November 15, 2009
The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise
This exhibition features more than 100 images created by one of the premiere African American studios in the country and one of the longest-running black businesses in Washington.
National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.
Permanent Exhibitions
Discovering Rastafari!
This exhibition will feature rare photographs, video footage, artifacts, and ephemera to explore the origins and practice of the Rastafari religion in Jamaica and the movement's subsequent spread throughout the African Diaspora and the world.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
Renovating a Landmark: From Patent Office to Reynolds Center
This small exhibition, installed in the historic fabric room located adjacent to the coatroom near the museums' F Street lobby, highlights aspects of the renovation with photographs, architectural artifacts from the building and objects discovered during the excavation of the courtyard.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Return to a Native Place: Algonquian Peoples of the Chesapeake
Through photographs, maps, ceremonial and everyday objects, and interactives, this panel display provides both an overview of the history and events affecting the Native peoples of the Chesapeake Bay region and information on their continued presence today.
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.
The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age
The centerpiece of the gallery is the original 1903 Wright Flyer, displayed on the ground for the first time since acquired by the Smithsonian in 1948. Also on view are 250 photographs and 150 other artifacts.
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
