NEW ON VIEW
Visitors can see recent acquisitions to the museum's popular culture collections on the third floor:
Gown from “Crazy Rich Asians”
Actress Constance Wu wore this Marchesa gown in the 2018 film "Crazy Rich Asians," a landmark movie for Asian and Asian American representation on the big screen.
Bob Ross: "On a Clear Day"
This painting, made in 1980, along with an easel and palette knife belonging to art educator Bob Ross are on view. Ross hosted the PBS television series, “The Joy of Painting,” from 1982 to 1994.
WOMEN'S HISTORY
Girlhood (It's Complicated)
While the nursery rhyme tells us that girls are “made of sugar and spice and everything nice,” history demonstrates that girls are made of stronger stuff. "Girlhood (It's Complicated)" showcases how girls have been on the frontlines of change and how they have made an impact on all aspects of American life. Spanning a timeframe of more than 200 years and showcasing approximately 200 objects, including some never before seen artifacts, the exhibition examines the ways American girls, from Helen Keller to Minnijean Brown to Naomi Wadler, have spoken up, challenged expectations and used their voices to effect change.
Creating Icons: How We Remember Woman Suffrage
“Creating Icons: How We Remember Women’s Suffrage” highlights women’s achievements in winning suffrage while inviting audiences to explore how the country celebrates milestones, what we as a nation remember, what (and who) has been forgotten or silenced over time, and how those exclusions helped create the cracks and fissures in a movement that continue to impact women’s politics and activism. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a six-foot tall portrait of Susan B. Anthony painted by Sarah J. Eddy in 1900. It also features items donated between 1919 and 1920 by the National American Women’s Suffrage Association (now the League of Women Voters), materials related to Adelaide Johnson and Alice Paul, and contemporary items from the 2017 Women’s March as well as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s gavel.