National Museum of Women in the Arts
Established | 1987 |
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Location | 1250 New York Ave NW Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Website | nmwa |
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), located in Washington, D.C., is "the first museum in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts.[1][2][3]
The museum building is a renovated Masonic Temple. The building was built in 1908. In 1983 the Masons sold the building and it was bought by the National Museum of Women in the Arts.[4] It recieved National Register of Historic Places landmark status in 1987.[5]
Important women artists in the museum's collection include Louise Bourgeois, Mary Cassatt, Judy Chicago, Frida Kahlo, Shirin Neshat, Faith Ringgold, Pipilotti Rist, Amy Sherald and Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun.[6] The museum owns art work from the 16th century through to the present. More than 1,000 women artists are in the collection.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., United States". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "US National Museum of Women in the Arts to reopen in October following $67.5m renovation". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ Kabat, Jennifer (10 September 2018). "The History of Washington D.C.'s National Museum of Women in the Arts". Frieze. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "From Masonic Temple to Women's Art Museum". Streets of Washington. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ "NPGallery Asset Detail". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ "National Museum of Women in the Arts". Washington DC. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Media related to National Museum of Women in the Arts at Wikimedia Commons