Events

The first president is remembered for leading the Continental Army to victory, presiding over the Constitutional Convention and forging a new nation, but less well known is the story of his involvement in the establishment of a capital city and how it nearly tore the United States apart.

Jump-start your weekend with art! Join NMWA educators online every Friday for informal 45-minute art chats about selected artworks in the collection.

During this long, cold winter, we invite you to wind down with a free virtual program that fosters creativity and mindfulness.

Introducing… a new kind of story time! Each week, a Portrait Gallery educator will shine a light on some of this country's lesser-known historymakers and their portraits.

Pull back the curtain behind museums to reveal the best practices of public history in this unique virtual primary source workshop.

What is naked mail? Simply put, naked mail is mail without packaging or a cover.

Discover your inner artist in this online workshop on sketching the human body.

To mark Wikipedia's 20th anniversary, NMWA will join with its partner Wikimedia DC for the museum's eighth Art+Feminism edit-a-thon, focused on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures.