Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum is a leading voice for contemporary art and culture and provides a national platform for the art and artists of our time.

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Aug 20, 2012 · To share Hirshhorn memories use #Hirshhorn. Visit our Museum and Sculpture Garden seven days a week.

With more than thirty works of art displayed year-round, the Hirshhorn Museum’s Sculpture Garden and Plaza offer visitors a contemplative haven in the heart of our nation’s capital.

The Hirshhorn holds one of the most important collections of twentieth-century art in the world. We also collect significant works by contemporary living artists. Use the search to explore our more than 12,000 artworks, including paintings, sculpture, works …

Originally established by Congress to showcase the art and artists of our time, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has, since its opening, sought to uphold this mission by sharing the transformative power of modern and contemporary art with the widest possible audiences.

The campus is currently undergoing transformative improvements: repairs are being made to the Museum building’s envelope and the revitalization of the Sculpture Garden will formally begin in spring 2023.

Mar 22, 2024 · Organized by Hirshhorn Associate Curator Marina Isgro and Assistant Curator Betsy Johnson, Revolutions will fill the Museum’s second-floor outer-circle galleries from March 22, 2024, to January 3, 2027, including a series of rotations, the first of which debuted January 18, 2025 with 50 new works.

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the national museum of modern and contemporary art and one of the world’s leading voices for 21st-century art and culture. Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Hirshhorn is one of 19 Smithsonian museums.

To share Hirshhorn memories use #Hirshhorn. Visit our Museum and Sculpture Garden seven days a week.