Current Exhibitions
The museum presents rotating, thematic exhibitions that draw from its permanent collection and loans from other collections and museums. Due to the fragile nature of textiles and works on paper, only a portion of the museum's collections are on display at any given time.
Washingtoniana Exhibitions
A Collector’s Vision: Creating the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection
Updated in June with a dozen new objects, this exhibition showcases highlights from this remarkable collection documenting the history of D.C.
Your Next President . . . ! The Campaign Art of Mark and Rosalind Shenkman
Patriotic textiles from the Collection of Mark and Rosalind Shenkman illustrate how presidential campaigning developed in the 19th century.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Bingata! Only in Okinawa
Opening Nov. 5, this special showing of textile treasures from Okinawan museum collections will feature brightly colored bingata—traditional resist-dyed fabrics—and contemporary works by Okinawan artists and fashion designers.
Also on View
Selections from The Textile Museum Collections
You can always find a rotating selection of objects from The Textile Museum collections on view in the museum's lower-level galleries, including many objects that have rarely or never before been displayed.
The George Washington University Museum
The Textile Museum
701 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: 202-994-5200
museuminfo@gwu.edu
