Exhibitions
Exhibitions
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
American Made
Opening April 23, 2026
American Made is a collaborative project between the Museum Studies and Interaction Design programs at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design.
Last fall, the Museum Studies Curatorial Research & Planning class researched a collection of American artworks held in the GW Collection, with a select few on loan from others, including the GW Textile Museum. With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence around the corner, we asked, “What does it mean to exhibit this nation?” The works selected span over two hundred years and represent eleven states, as well as Washington, D.C. This spring, the project continued through the Museum Studies Exhibition Development and Scriptwriting class. In the Fall, students conducted research and developed the curatorial framework. In the Spring, they designed, planned, and realized the exhibition. Interaction Design students in the Collaborative Design Project class developed the exhibition’s interactives.
VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS
Piranesi's Rome: Views of the Eternal City
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) was a Venetian artist renowned for his works depicting ancient Rome’s architectural marvels. As the son of a stonemason and master builder, Piranesi was destined to capture the grandeur and inevitable decay of Rome, and indeed, no one was better suited for this endeavor. Though Piranesi was born in Mogliano near Mestre, a borough of the commune of Venice, it was in Venice where he spent the first twenty years of his life studying architecture and stage design. He considered himself an architect, consistently signing his work “architetto.” He initially apprenticed under his uncle, receiving practical training in structural and hydraulic engineering. This very background in architecture set Piranesi’s work apart.
Andy Warhol's Polaroids
Andy Warhol's photographs reflect his daily life including his travels, romantic partners, social outings, inanimate objects and preparations for commissioned portraits. This exhibition focuses on the concept of the Polaroid and black and white photographs by Warhol in the GW Collection. If read as mirrors to Warhol’s internal struggles they give insight into his feelings about being a famous and profitable artist, struggles with his sexuality and his friendships.
Concurring Experiences: Together, Apart
An exhibition commemorating the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 national lockdown, showcasing 27 works from the Corcoran Study Collection curated and researched by MA Exhibition Design class of 2022, Dr. Lisa Lipinski's "History of Exhibitions". Through the lens of finding and uplifting community in times of isolation, the show follows eight themes, each linked to calls-to-actions, social justice organizations, and mutual aid funds, hoping to uplift these missions with larger audiences and community.
HOME: Selections from the Corcoran Study Collection
This exhibition seeks to show many facets of home through photographic works recently returned to the Corcoran Flagg Building from works exploring Washington, D.C., the city many of us call home, to more intangible feelings of where we find comfort, to the idea of the Corcoran Flagg Building as a dedicated home for art.