Revisit almost twenty years of the Archives’ past exhibitions covering various topics, projects, and events in art history.
Exhibitions
See our collection materials on view at the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Featured Exhibition
Mail art (alternatively called “correspondence art” or “postal art”) emerged as a form of artistic practice in which an international network of participants use the mail to make art and share it with others regarding culture and communications, creatively sidestepping the art market and, in many instances, eluding government censors.
Current Exhibition
Currently, there are no Exhibitions on view.
Upcoming Exhibition
- -
Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women
This digital project is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum with the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art as a companion to the exhibition Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women. Support for this digital project has been provided by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative.
Can't make it to D.C.? Our original documents might be on view near you. See what's been loaned to other institutions for exhibitions or tours.
Get Involved
Internship, fellowship, and volunteer opportunities provide students and lifelong learners with the ability to contribute to the study and preservation of visual arts records in America.
Exhibition Chronology
Read the full chronology of exhibitions organized by the Archives of American Art.
The Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery
The Archives of American Art’s exhibition space is located two blocks away from our D.C. Research Center in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture (8th and F Streets NW).
Please visit www.si.edu/visit for more information and to review safety requirements before your visit.
Learn more about visiting the gallery.
Hours: Open daily 11:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Admission: Free