National Museum of Women in the Arts
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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. NMWA was incorporated in 1981 by Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. Since opening in 1987, the museum has acquired a collection of more than 6,000 works by more than 1,000 artists, ranging from the 16th century to today. The collection includes works by Mary Cassatt, Alma Woodsey Thomas, Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun, and Amy Sherald. NMWA also holds the only painting by Frida Kahlo in Washington, D.C., Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky.
Masonic Temple | |
Location | 1250 New York Ave NW Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Coordinates | 38°54′0.184″N 77°1′45.534″W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1903 |
Architect | Wood, Donn & Deming |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 86002920[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 18, 1987 |
The museum occupies an old Masonic Temple, a building listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. In 2021 the museum temporarily closed to undergo a $66 million transformative renovation. The museum reopened to the public on October 21, 2023.[2]