| Key | Imgs | Short Description |
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 2009_DC_SI_Ripley | 9 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center |
| 2012_DC_SI_Ripley | 21 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center
I thought the Christmas display in the corridor was pretty! |
| 2019_DC_SI_Ripley | 8 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center |
| 2023_DC_SI_Ripley | 3 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center |
| 2003_DC_SI_Ripley_Brush | 121 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: A Brush With History
A Brush with History: Paintings from the National Portrait Gallery
November 14, 2003 – February 8, 2004
From the National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection, this exhibition consists of 66 paintings of Americans, including works by some of the most important portrait painters the nation has... |
| 2006_DC_SI_Ripley_Amazon | 5 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Amazon Voyage
Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches
April 3, 2006 – August 6, 2006
This exhibition follows a boat journey along the Amazon River, with stops at 9 ports of call. On view are live fish, objects, over 20 interactives, and multimedia presentations to explore biodiversity and the relationships... |
| 1998_DC_SI_Ripley_AS | 7 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: America's Smithsonian
America's Smithsonian
March 1, 1998 – April 12, 1998
America's Smithsonian, which celebrated the Smithsonian Institution's 150th anniversary in 1996, ends its 2-year, 9-city tour and returns to Washington, D.C., as the final venue. Many of the objects that traveled will return to the museums. This... |
| 2002_DC_SI_Ripley_Women | 75 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: American Women
American Women: A Selection from the National Portrait Gallery
June 7, 2002 – December 1, 2002
On view are 65 images of women who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the United States. Highlights include a 17th-century portrait of Pocahontas, the Gallery's... |
| 2024_03_30B_SI_Ripley_AWork | 125 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Artists at Work
Artists at Work
March 20, 2024 – March 21, 2025
This juried exhibition, the Smithsonian Community Committee’s staff art show, underscores the often-hidden talents within the Smithsonian community. While the committee received 152 entries, only 57 could be selected for display. The subjects of these... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2023_DC_SI_Ripley_Moment | 40 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Capturing the Moment: Photographs by the Smithsonian Community
Capturing the Moment: Photographs by the Smithsonian Community
May 3, 2022 – Ongoing
Photographs, and our reactions to them, make us think both about the moment captured and the moment we are in now. Divided into eight sections, these photographs capture events that are monumental and public, and... |
| 2005_DC_SI_Ripley_Black | 26 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Close Up In Black
Close Up in Black: African American Film Posters
May 7, 2005 – July 28, 2005
Ninety framed film posters trace the history of the African American experience in the movie industry. From the golden age of "race movies" to the present, these artworks illuminate the impact of African Americans—performers,... |
| 2007_DC_SI_Ripley_LSaigon | 4 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon
Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon: Vietnamese America since 1975
January 19, 2007 – April 1, 2007
When the war ended in South East Asia in 1975, the U.S. government opened its gates to thousands of Vietnamese. The images in this exhibition reveal how Vietnamese Americans adapted to life in the U.S. and... |
| 2010_DC_SI_Ripley_Healing | 12 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Healing Power Of Art
The Healing Power of Art: Works of art by Haitian children after the earthquake
June 17, 2010 – February 27, 2011
Soon after the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake, First Lady of Haiti Elisabeth D. Preval called on Haitian artist Philippe Dodard and his fellow artists, as well as psychologists,... |
| 2023_DC_SI_Ripley_HNature | 26 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Human/Nature: Why People Are Drawn to Living Things
Human/Nature: Why People Are Drawn to Living Things
September 30, 2023 – Summer 2025
Bringing plants and other elements from nature into our living spaces can help people stay connected to natural cycles. Dive into the notion of biophilia, the innate need for humans to connect with living things,... |
| 2005_DC_SI_Ripley_Russian | 47 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: In The Russian Tradition
In the Russian Tradition: A Historic Collection of 20th-Century Russian Paintings
December 15, 2004 – April 10, 2005
This retrospective exhibition features approximately 50 paintings by 45 Russian artists to explore the diversity of Russian art over the last 100 years. Portraits, landscapes, and genre... |
| 2008_DC_SI_Ripley_Henson | 10 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Jim Henson's Fantastic World
Jim Henson's Fantastic World
July 12, 2008 – October 5, 2008
This exhibition explores the creativity and "visual thinking" of artist, puppeteer, film director, and producer Jim Henson (1936-90). On view are some 100 original artworks, including drawings, cartoons, and storyboards; television and movie... |
| 2012_DC_SI_Ripley_Math_Alive | 21 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Math Alive
MathAlive:
March 10, 2012 - June 3, 2012 (new opening date)
Through 40 interactives, this exhibition brings to life the real math behind some of the activities children like. Visitors young and old can ride snowboards in 4-D, design and play their own video games, capture their images in 360 degrees,... |
| 2007_DC_SI_Ripley_Mexican | 12 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Mexican Folk Art from the Collection of Fomento Cultural Banamex
Mexican Folk Art from the Collection of Fomento Cultural Banamex
September 5, 2007 – January 27, 2008
These five cases feature folk art made by a group of master artisans representing urban, rural, and indigenous communities across Mexico. The items on view—whether made for everyday use, ritual... |
| 2006_DC_SI_Ripley_Myth | 70 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Myth, Mortals and Immortality
Myth, Mortals, and Immortality: Works from Museo Soumaya de Mexico
September 13, 2006 – November 2, 2006
Over 100 works spanning the 17th to the 20th century by some of Mexico's most renowned artists, including Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Jorge Gonzalez Camarena, and David Alfaro Siqueiros are on... |
| 2012_DC_SI_Ripley_Jobs | 24 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Patents and Trademarks of Steve Jobs
The Patents and Trademarks of Steve Jobs: Art and Technology that Changed the World
May 11, 2012 - July 8, 2012 (new closing date)
Learn about the far-reaching impact of Steve Jobs’ entrepreneurship and innovation on our daily lives,and how his patents and trademarks reveal the importance intellectual... |
| 2023_DC_SI_Ripley_Stories | 40 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Smithsonian Stories: African American Groundbreakers
Smithsonian Stories: African American Groundbreakers
March 6, 2023 – Ongoing
Since the Smithsonian’s founding in 1846, African Americans have made major, but often unacknowledged, contributions to the Institution. From our first African American staff members, Solomon G. Brown, to our Secretary Lonnie... |
| 2014_DC_SI_Ripley_Visions | 33 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Visions From the Forests
Visions from the Forests: The Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone
April 9, 2014 – August 17, 2014
William Siegmann (1943-2011), former curator of African art at the Brooklyn Museum, lived and worked in Liberia from 1965 to 1987. While there he began collecting art from Liberia and Sierra Leone. Siegmann's... |
| 2009_DC_SI_Ripley_VSA8 | 10 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: VSA: Accelerate
Accelerate: A National Juried Exhibition for Emerging Artists with Disabilities, Ages 16-25
September 10, 2009 – January 6, 2010
On view are works by 15 award-winning emerging artists with disabilities, ages 16 to 25. Their work reflects their experiences as emerging artists and reveals how their... |
| 2006_DC_SI_Ripley_VSA5 | 10 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: VSA: Destination Anywhere
Destination Anywhere: VSA Arts 5th Annual National Juried Exhibition for Young Artists with Disabilities
September 28, 2006 – November 30, 2006
On view are 15 artworks that reflect the experiences of young artists with disabilities and reveal how those disabilities shape or transform the artists'... |
| 2007_DC_SI_Ripley_VSA6 | 9 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: VSA: Driven
Driven: A National Juried Exhibit for Young Artists with Disabilities, Ages 16-25
September 15, 2007 – December 31, 2007
Marking the 5th year of the VSA arts awards program are 15 award-winning works of art by young artists (ages 16-25) with disabilities that illustrate the forces that move them to... |
| 2013_DC_SI_Ripley_VSA12 | 24 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: VSA: In/finite Earth
In/finite Earth: A National Juried Exhibition for Emerging Artists with Disabilities, Ages 16-25
October 24, 2013 – January 5, 2014 (new opening date
This exhibition features the work of emerging artists with disabilities, who present works that illuminate their innovative viewpoints at the... |
| 2010_DC_SI_Ripley_VSA9 | 55 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: VSA: Revealing Culture
Revealing Culture
June 8, 2010 – August 29, 2010
This groundbreaking exhibition of contemporary art by 55 artists with disabilities features over 130 works in a range of media, including installations, video, performance, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. The works were juried from over 400... |
| 2005_DC_SI_Ripley_VSA4 | 14 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: VSA: Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears: A National Juried Exhibit for Young Artists with Disabilities, Ages 16-25
September 27, 2005 – November 29, 2005
Marking the 4th year of the VSA arts awards program, on view are 15 award-winning works of art by young artists (ages 16-25) with disabilities. VSA arts is an international... |
| 2012_DC_SI_Ripley_VSA11 | 12 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: VSA: Sustaining/Creating
Sustaining/Creating: A National Juried Exhibition for Emerging Artists with Disabilities, Ages 16-25
September 11, 2012 – January 13, 2013
This exhibition features the work of 15 emerging artists with disabilities, who present work that illuminates innovative viewpoints on sustainability and... |
| 2010_DC_SI_Ripley_Sisters | 40 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Woman and Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America
Women and Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America
January 15, 2010 - April 25, 2010 (new closing date)
Rare artifacts and photographs from more than 400 communities are on view to explore the role of Catholic sisters in American life. From the time they first arrived in America nearly 300 years ago,... |
| 2007_DC_SI_Ripley_Planning | 37 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- Exhibit: Worthy of the Nation: Planning America's Capital
Worthy of the Nation: Planning America's Capital
October 10, 2007 – February 14, 2008
On view from the 2006 second edition Worthy of the Nation: The Planning of Washington, D.C., from L'Enfant to the National Capital Planning Commission are approximately 75 photographs and illustrations that depict... |
| 2019_DC_SI_Ripley_WW2 | 16 | DC -- S. Dillon Ripley Center -- WW2 modeling room for Resident Associates |