Current Exhibits
Being Eddie Basha
March 10, 2026 - Summer 2027
Eddie Basha was many things to many people: businessman, friend, education advocate, champion of the arts, and so much more.
This exhibition immerses visitors in the pivotal periods throughout Eddie’s life, as well as the principles he lived by. Learn how he shaped lasting legacies in education, business, the arts, and many diverse communities.
The Mask of Lincoln
July 7 - December 2026
Lincoln was the first president to serve after photography truly came of age. He embraced the new technology to craft his image and keep himself in the eye of his fellow citizens. Explore ten iconic portraits that show the changing face President Abraham Lincoln presented to the world as he began his presidency and led the fight to preserve the union during the Civil War.
Credit: The Mask of Lincoln portfolio was developed by the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. This portfolio was made possible by a grant from the Smithsonian Women’s Committee.
Upcoming Exhibits
Ocatilla: Frank Lloyd Wright's Lost Desert Masterpiece
Oct. 27, 2026 - Feb. 7, 2027
Two visionary men. One desert camp. Inspiration for a lifetime. In 1929, architect Frank Lloyd Wright constructed a camp to learn about life in the desert and find inspiration for his upcoming project—a resort Dr. Chandler had spent a decade envisioning. Wright named the camp “Ocatilla.” Here, Wright and his draftsmen experimented with ways architecture could respond to the desert’s beauty and its constraints.
The camp quickly vanished, but the ideas did not. Explore the desert camp that was a testing ground for ideas that fueled Frank Lloyd Wright’s work for decades and that prompt questions about how we can sustainably live in the desert today.