SEPTEMBER

CURRENT PUBLIC EVENTS

THE PEOPLE, 2023 Light projection Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, DC Text: “For Rajaji” by Mohandas Gandhi, from Harijan, May 31, 1942. © 2023 Jenny Holzer, member Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY Photo: Filip Wolak

THE PEOPLE by Jenny Holzer

Office of Art in Embassies celebrates 60 years with Democracy Collection National Mall concert and launch of THE PEOPLE, a five-night art installation by Jenny Holzer.  Learn More…

Dates and Times:
September 17 – 21
Nightly from dusk through 11 p.m.
National Museum of American History façade (Madison Drive between 12th and 14th Streets NW)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden façade (Jefferson Drive at 7th Street SW)

SPECIAL EXHIBITION: A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of Our Time

In celebration of its 60th anniversary, Art in Embassies’ traveling exhibition, will be on view until October 1. This is the final leg of the tour for the traveling exhibition, part of the office’sLearn More…

Dates and Times:
September 19 – October 1, 2023
Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Second Floor, East, Gallery 2200

All Events

Current Events:

Washington, D.C. – Jenny Holzer, THE PEOPLE, Special Projection
Projection will run from dusk to 11pm September 17-21, 2023
National Museum of American History façade (Madison Drive between 12th and 14th Streets NW)  
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden façade (Jefferson Drive at 7th Street SW)
Free and open to the public

Washington, D.C. – Special Exhibition – A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of Our Time
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Second Floor, East Gallery
Free and open to the public – September 19th through October 1, 2023

Past Events:

Washington, D.C. – John F. Kennedy: Art and Ideals exhibition
January 31, 2023 – The Kennedy Center

Denver, Colorado – The Cities Summit of the Americas
April 25-30, 2023 – Artist lectures and exhibition at the Cultural Warehouse and Plenary – View event

Washington D.C. – Abigail DeVille Performance
April 30, 2023 – Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum of Contemporary Art

Athens, Greece – A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of Our Time
May 25 – June 4, 2023 – Exhibition Open to the Public – The Acropolis Museum – View exhibition
Host: Ambassador George Tsunis

Lisbon, Portugal – Advocacy Through Art
June 5-10, 2023 – Exhibition Open to the Public – View exhibition
Host: Ambassador Randi Charno Levine

Geneva, Switzerland – Democracy and Human Rights
June 29 – July 24, 2023 – Exhibition Open to the Public – Xippas Gallery, Geneva – View Exhibition
Host: Human Rights Council Ambassador Michèle Taylor

Berlin, Germany – Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s Ich Bin Ein Berliner Speech
June 26, 2023 – Artist commission portrait of John F. Kennedy

Washington, D.C. – Reception Honoring 2023 Medal of Arts winners
All About the Medal of Arts Winners
The White House, Washington, D.C.
September 13, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Democracy Day: Art and Democracy in American History
September 19, 2023 – Full Day Event – Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History

Washington, D.C. – 60th Anniversary Celebration Dinner
September 19, 2023 – Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History