National Museum of Women in the Arts

Local nameNational Museum of Women in the Arts
LocationDowntown, Washington, United States

The National Museum of Women in the Arts, located in Washington, D.C., is "the first museum in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts. NMWA was incorporated in 1981 by Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. Since opening in 1987, the museum has acquired a collection of more than 6,000 works by more than 1,000 artists, ranging from the 16th century to today. The collection includes works by Mary Cassatt, Alma Woodsey Thomas, Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun, and Amy Sherald. NMWA also holds the only painting by Frida Kahlo in Washington, D.C., Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky.

The museum occupies an old Masonic Temple, a building listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. In 2021 the museum temporarily closed to undergo a $66 million transformative renovation. The museum reopened to the public on October 21, 2023.

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Opening hours

Mon - Sat: 10 am - 5 pm
Sun: noon - 5 pm

Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day

Admission

Adults: $10
Seniors (65+), students: $8
Youth (18 and under), first Sun of the month: free

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Women_in_the_Arts

Official Website https://nmwa.org/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/womeninthearts

Phone +1 202 783 50 00

Address 1250 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3970, USA

Coordinates 38°54'0.094" N -77°1'45.375" E

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