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Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
Jun 3, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024
Rodney Jenkins: The Red Rider Project
Opening June 3 and on view through the end of 2024 at the National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM), Rodney Jenkins: The Red Rider Project is an interactive, twofold project—an exhibit…
Jun 1, 2024 - Jan 12, 2025
Jack Boul: Timeless Landscapes
Since 1951, Jack Boul (American, b. 1927) has lived and worked in the Washington, DC, area. He found inspiration for his artwork in the now-disappearing Virginia and Maryland countryside. The artist…
Apr 12, 2024 - Mar 23, 2025
Honoring the Point: The Gwynne McDevitt Sporting Dog Collection
BY POPULAR DEMAND, THIS EXHIBITION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 23, 2025.
In the spring of 2023, the National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM) was the recipient of a generous bequest from…
Jan 11, 2024 - Jan 16, 2026
Big Race: The Contemporary Vision of Clarice Smith
The focus gallery, Big Race: The Contemporary Vision of Clarice Smith, contemplates the impact that Clarice Smith’s (American, 1933–2021) artistic vision had on equine art. Four…
Jan 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024
Highlights from the Permanent Collection
A changing display of paintings, sculpture, works on paper, and objects from the National Sporting Library & Museum's Permanent Collection is presented in the Museum opened in 2011.…