National Museum of Women in the Arts

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Established	1987
Location	1250 New York Ave NW Washington, D.C., U.S.
Website	nmwa.org

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

1. "National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., United States". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
2. "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.
3. Kabat, Jennifer (10 September 2018). "The History of Washington D.C.'s National Museum of Women in the Arts". Frieze. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
4. "From Masonic Temple to Women's Art Museum". Streets of Washington. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
5. "NPGallery Asset Detail". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
6. "National Museum of Women in the Arts". Washington DC. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

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