National Museum of Women in the Arts

Patchwork quilts by African American makers are a unique kind of archive. Their textures, patterns, and softness can capture memories and stories that would otherwise remain intangible. This fall, quilted objects in the exhibition Routed West: Twentieth-C

Impress your friends with facts about five NMWA collection artists whose work is on view in Burnished: Pueblo Pottery at NMWA through September 27. 1. Emma Lewis Mitchell Emma Lewis Mitchell, Parrot Bowl, n.d.; Clay and pigment, 6 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.; Nationa

July is Disability Pride Month! The month marks the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, and provides an opportunity to celebrate the cultural, creative, and political perspectives of people with disabilities. Interested in lea

Visionary artist Marlo Pascual (b. 1972, Nashville; d. 2020, Philadelphia) created works that amuse, confuse, and provoke by dramatically recontextualizing anonymous vintage photographs and found objects. The artist transformed her thrift-store source mat

Impress your friends with five fast facts about NMWA collection artists who celebrate the power, beauty, and complexity of the female body. Niki de Saint Phalle, Pregnant Nana (right), 1995; Painted marble, 61 x 39 x 33 in.; National Museum of Women in th